Sanjana Mahindrakar
Sanjana Mahindrakar
She has dedicated herself to teaching, performing and promoting the Bharatanatyam dance form and yet continues to be a student of the art and add to her repertoire. In her capacity as a teacher, she has worked tirelessly over the years with students and the local communities not only by teaching this unique art form but also by helping them appreciate and cherish the traditional aspects of this ancient dance form. She has been training her students for the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidhyala Government Exams from the past 6 years. She is a member of the CID –UNESCO (International Dance Council). Associate member of AITA /IATA, Greece. The amateur organization of Theatres. She has recently been interviewed by 94.3 Radio One and by Shweta Saxena founder of Woman TV India.
A Bharatnatyam performer, understanding the aesthetic value of traditional culture as also the beauty of the contemporary sensibilities, Sanjana Mahindrakar is a young talented lady with a passion for dance. Full of enthusiasm and love for the art, she started learning Bharatnatyam at a very young age of eight years and successfully completed her Arangetram under the able guidance of Guru Smt. Charmaine Ann Lazarus in the year 2014. Her zealousness took her a long way ahead wherein she completed her training not only in Bharatnatyam as a dance form but also mastered the different aspects of Bharatanatyam including Nattuvangam and Singing with the support and encouragement of her guru, Smt. Charmaine Ann Lazarus. From participating in local competitions to proudly representing her county, India at the global level and for numerous international dance festivals, she has won many accolades along the journey. Inspite of being an active performer at multiple events of national and international level she has been very humble and down to earth and believes that practice and hard work are the only things that can do good to any artist. As the Guru of many, she has strived to preserve and promote Bharatanatyam with our future budding students.
Shows Judged
Maithry Utzav, a fundraiser for Maithry Cancer Care supporting the needy cancer patients at the general ward of the Trivandrum Medical College, will be held on February 29th and March 1st, 2020.
Maithry Utzav is a fine arts competition where the youth of the San Francisco Bay Area compete in Art, Public Speaking, Music, and Dance. We encourage all to be part of it – either as an attendee-supporter, contestant, volunteer or sponsor.
Maharashtra Mandal Bay Area (MMBA) is a non-profit organization serving the Northern California, Bay Area since 1980. Our mission is to promote cultural ties among people interested in Maharashtrian culture from various parts of the world.
Link to the event: https://mmbayarea.org/blog/nrutya-spardha/