"Celebrating 5 years of outstanding artistic accomplishments in Bharatnatyam and Navanritya"                                

                                      "Proud to be dancing to make a difference: raised $58000+ for multiple charities to help the underprivileged"

 

Director

      Anwesha Dutta was was trained in Bharatnatyam and Navanritya at Dancers’       

           Guild,  in the vibrant and culturally rich  city of Calcutta.

She has performed extensively and organized many shows both in India and the US and has recieved accoloades for her creativity in productions and event management. Her unique experience not only encompasses classical dance & Navanritya, but also includes a variety of Indian folk dances (East, North, and Western Indian folk dance styles) and Rabindrik-style (Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s). Anwesha also is highly trained in Indian Classical Music and has a Sangeet Visharad in Hindusthani Music. She also used to be an All Indian Radio singer. She is also skilled at utilizing multi-media tools to enhance the dramatic effect of her shows.

Involvement with Nava Nritya Dance Academy:

As the founder, teacher, and artistic director, Anwesha enjoys teaching her adorable students and working with the very talented group of trained co-dancers. Anwesha and her group are continuously invited to perform at more than three events per month in the area and the group has had the honor of performing at very prestigious venues in the Philadelphia area.

She is extremely proud of the achievements and progress of her students, whose enthusiasm is infectious and praiseworthy. Within the next few to several years, she looks forward to her students accepting the honorable title of “dancers.”

Professional and educational background:

While dance is a passionate hobby, Anwesha's active and demanding full-time career likes in the dynamic healthcare industry. Anwesha has several years of extensive experience in healthcare and she is currently a Senior Healthcare Consultant at PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP providing strategic advisory services to senior executives at leading health systems. Before coming to PwC, Anwesha was a Senior Solutions Consultant at the prestigious Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and prior to that she was a Senior Healthcare IT Speciali

Prior to founding Nava Nritya Dance Academy:

As an undergraduate student at Drexel University (1999-2003), Anwesha founded an Indian Cultural Association consisting of 400 members—DISHA. She organized cultural events all year round for which she received many honors from the university. With a talented group of 25+ dancers, musicians and actors, she performed both at Drexel and for organizations outside Drexel.

She was honored with Outstanding Leadership awards and Student Leader awards for exemplary leadership initiatives for cultural enrichment of the student community not only as the President of DISHA (Drexel Indian Students Association) but also as the Asst Director of Drexel University’s Campus Activities Board st at ECRI Institute,a healthcare technology advisory company. Anwesha has a MBA in Healthcare Management from Penn State University and a BS in MIS and Finance from Drexel University.