Professional/Studio Dance Training
UCLA’s Department of World Arts & Cultures—postmodern technique, BharataNatyam, Yoga, Pilates, choreography, improvisation, dance theory, music for dance, and production (2000-2002)
Shakti School of Bharata Natyam—Studied Bharata Natyam (South Indian Classical Dance) under tutelage of Viji Prakash. (1982-2000)
Cal Arts—Modern, Ballet, Bharata Natyam, Yoga (1998-99)
Shakti Dance Camps—Summer intensives in Bharata Natyam and Odissi with guest artists Ajit Bhaskaran Das (Malaysia) and Kiran & Sandhya (Kalakshetra, Madras)--August 1999; Bharata Natyam with Guru Kalyanasundaram (from Mumbai, India)—July 2002
Martha Graham School of Dance—Summer Intensive (July/August 1997)
UC Berkeley Dance Department—Modern technique
(Graham and Cunningham)
(1995-97)
C.K. Ladzepko—East African dance and drumming (1996-97)
Yaelisa—Flamenco dance (1996-97)