Our Dancers
Priya, born and brought up in Kerala, India, came to Scotland in 1993, bringing with her the rich Indian traditions of classical dance and music. After her arrival in Scotland she founded Dance India Scotland, now DanceIhayami, which has become well known for its classical dance presentations as well as its innovative engagement in new intercultural works.
Priya is Artistic Director, chief choreographer and dancer with the company.
Karen was born in Ireland and started ballet at the age of three. During her school years she studied ballet and was part of a number of performances in Limerick and Galway. She lived for two years in France and the Netherlands where she attended classes in the Conservatoire de Poitiers and Ede Dans School. She moved to Edinburgh in 2002 and after 23 years ballet, she started her training in Bharatanatyam under Priya in 2003.
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She is a regular practitioner of yoga and dance, and has been part of a number of performances and workshops. Her main interest in the pure tradition of Indian classical dance and how she can engage in the dance form with her Irish background. |
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Merav grew up in Israel and has trained in contemporary dance, improvisation and somatic movement methods since 1991 nationally and internationally. She received her BA (Dance) and Teachers diploma in Movement and Movement Notation from The Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance in 1997. A teacher and choreographer of movement and improvisation, she has been training in Bharathanatyam under Priya since 2002. She has been working with Dance Ihayami since it was founded and toured with the company both nationally and internationally over the past four years.
She is currently teaching Bharatanatyam to different groups in Scotland and is performing regularly with the company.
Shruti was born in London and starting learning Bharatnatyam at the age of eight, whilst living in Saudi Arabia. She continued to dance after moving to Glasgow, as she started attending Priya’s dance classes. Her dance training culminated in her ‘Arangetram’ (2004) – a dancer’s first solo performance. Simultaneously, she also attained an MA in dance from the Mumbai Arts Society. Now, living in Edinburgh, she still has great involvement in Bharatnatyam, and even more so in the company as she regularly performs and teaches. She has performed extensively all over Scotland, including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Recently, she has had the opportunity to learn and perform different styles of dance, namely Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattam.
Guest Artists
Jayachandra Kumar Founder of the Bhartahkshetra
school of Dance and Music in India, Shri Jayan is an
accomplished dancer and an excellent teacher of dance and
music. He has been especially praised for his work and
research in the field of Folk art forms. Along with his
full-time involvement with his school he works with special
commissions for television serials, drama, dance drama and
for local and national television. He will be resident with
the company from January 2007 until December 2007. He will
be teaching master classes in Kathakali, Odissi, Kuchupudi,
and other folk art forms, as well as music and martial arts.
Jayachandra is guest choreographer, dancer, musician and
martial artist with the company.
For further information on his classes please contact
us.
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54 Manor Place | Edinburgh | EH3 7EH | United Kingdom
tel: +44(0)131 225 9399 | fax: +44(0)131 539 9999
e-mail: info@danceihayami.org
Company registration no. SC 253720 Scottish charity no. SC 034810
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