Director

  Anwesha Dutta was trained in Bharatnatyam and Navanritya at Dancers’ Guild, in the vibrant and culturally rich city of Calcutta. Her 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).

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.”

Current profession:

Upon completing her B.S. in MIS and Finance from Drexel University in 2003, Anwesha started her career in the healthcare industry and as a pastime founded Nava Nritya Dance Academy and an independent dance troupe NavRang. While dance remains a passionate hobby, Anwesha’s profession lies in the healthcare industry as a Lead Analyst with the IS Strategic Planning group at the prestigious Children's Hospital of Philadelphia CHOP. Prior to that Anwesha was a Senior Clinical IT Consultant at a healthcare technology research and consulting organization, ECRI. Anwesha is also pursuing her part-time MBA in Health Industry Management at Pennsylvania State University.

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.