Radhakrishnan, Sai
Sai is a student at
San Jose State University. She danced for the first time when she was
three years old and since then she has participated in different dance
forms including Bharatnatyam, hindi film dance, Bhangra, fusion dance,
jazz, and belly dancing. After 8 years of training in Bharatnatyam, she
performed her solo debut last year, and she is currently on Bay Area
Bhangra Empire. Amazing friendships and memories have been established
through the dancing experiences that she has had, and she is so excited
that Tattva can also be a part of that.
Raman, Shweta
Shweta Raman is a
Retail Planner by profession. She has been dancing for 17 years and has
dabbled in various dance forms such as Jazz, Flamenco, Belly Dancing,
Ballet, Rock n Roll and Hip Hop. Her most exciting stint was as a dance
aerobics instructor in a leading fitness chain in Bombay. She has also
been part of the Shiamak Davar's Institute for the Performing Arts
(SDIPA) and in the recent past learned and performed with Veronica
Simas De Souza, a well-known belly dance performer and choreographer in
India. A fun fact about her is that she loves Bollywood and the color
it brings to her life!
Shah, Tanvi
Tanvi is a student at
San Jose State University, majoring in Molecular Biology. Tanvi has
been dancing ever since she was a young girl. In kindergarten she
started learning Kuchipudi. She learned and performed the different
styles and forms of Kuchipudi till the age of 12. Later in college, she
took modern dance and hip hop dance classes. She has participated in a
few cultural shows and family events like weddings. She also enjoys
dancing Raas and Bhangra. She has been a part of the Tattva family
since October 2008. Tanvi lived in Kenya for many years before she came
to California and in her days there she was slapped in the face by a
giraffe!
Shukla, Richa
Richa Shukla is currently a student at the University of California in Davis. Her passion for the performing arts led her to major in Dance, while doubling in Communication. She has been learning Kathak for the past 15 years from Anuradha Nag, and has had numerous workshops with Pandit Birju Maharaj. Aside from Kathak, she has also had experience in Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop, and acting. She has done many solo-performances as well as group performances at prestigious shows including at a concert of Pandit Birju Maharaj and Pandit Zakhir Hussain and at the Fringe Festival of 2006 in Scotland. Along with being a dancer, Richa is also a part-time model, and has received the crowns of Miss India Northern California 2008 and Miss India USA 2008 1st Runner-up. She has modeled for designers including Satya Paul. She joined Tattva in the hopes of utilizing her talents to grow even more as a performer and to pursue her dreams of being in a professional dance company.Shukla, Sanjana
The performing arts have been a way of expression and individualtism for myself throughout life. Mostly self-taught, the motivation to strive and create different movements, poses, and routines has come from the many artist inspirations that surround me everyday. Working with popular companies such as Naach, Dance Force, Tarangini, and from other private instructors has allowed my grace and spirit for performing arts to grow. Although dancing is a large part of my life, another crucial part of the performing arts, singing, has also long been my desire to pursue professionally. I have worked with multiple private and group instructors, incorporating jazz, opera, r&b, classical and pop into my voice. I do not allow myself to limit my talents, when their are hundreds of diverse ways to express the beautiful and remarkable performing arts.
Sinha, Aashna
Aashna currently
pursues a degree in electrical engineering at San Jose State
University, CA. She has previously danced for "Aavarthan" where she
actively engaged in teaching dance styles such as Kathak and Bollywood.
Her proficiency and command over the Indian classical dance form
"Kathak", which she has practiced for over 8 years with Anuradha Nag,
brings to Tattva tremendous skill and expertise. Aashna's high energy
levels on and off stage defines her as a dancer and as a person.
