Apoorva Natarajan

Apoorva was initiated into dance at the young age of 5 under Guru Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant. Through her 20 years in dance Apoorva has sought to develop a varied and complex body of work with traditional and historic Bharatanatyam and contemporary work, occasionally with stylistic influences from Yoga, Indian Folk, Modern, and Jazz dance. With the privilege of great guidance, Apoorva seeks to embody the clear Angashuddhi, split second tala (beat) precision, dynamic footwork, and nuanced "grammatical" abhinaya  (expressions) that are the hallmarks of Guru Ananda. She has performed at various locations in the US and India, done both solo and collaborative work and is an active choreographer and teacher. She also trains in South Indian Classical Music and has a distinction in the certificate course in Carnatic Music from Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad.