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"Proud to be dancing to make a difference:"

Raised $80,000 for 8 charities over 6 years including our own "Ray of hope", helping the underprivileged

Come to our charity recital on May 19th @ 2pm

Please email us for more details: navanritya11@gmail.com or call us at 215-598-5154

 

Events

Nava Nritya Dance Academy  students and independent trained dancers constitute the NavRang Dance Ensemble. This group is invited by various educational, governmental, and cultural organizations in the area to perform such as the United States Treasury. On an average we have the honor of receiving at least two invitations to perform every month, of which we are only able to accept a few because all the students and trained dancers pursue dance as a hobby and thus there are time limitations.

We will be honored to perform at your event. Based on our availability we will be happy to work with you. Please contact Anwesha at teach_ad@hotmail.com with regards to invitations to perform.

Spring 2012

Spring 2011:
  • FREE Open House for all dance enthusiasts of all ages to come watch our classes and learn more about us: Sunday May 1st from 1PM to 5PM @ A2D Ambler
  • Annual Charity Dance Recital-Rasayog: Sunday June 19th @ 2pm @ Gwynedd Mercy High School, Ambler, PA. RSVP to our evite here! Dedicated to our very own foundation - Ray of Hope International Foundation.
  • Summer Camp: June 20th to 24th 9am-12noon @A2D Ambler
     

2010 events:

Spring:

  • September 19th 2010: Philadelphia Ganesh Festival - Mosaic - Colors from East and West, Bharatiya Temple, 4pm to 5:30pm
  • August 28th 2010: Graduation recital and solo debut of senior student Sheila Shankar
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  • Koresh Dance Company Artist Showcase: Saturday, January 23rd, 2009 at 8pm and Sunday January 24th, 2009, 6pm and 8pm: www.koreshdance.org

  • International Spring Festival of Lansdale, Saturday, April 17th, 2009, North Penn High School, 3pm

  • Nava Nritya Dance Academy's Annual Charity Show "Mosaic - Colors from the East and West" -featuring Bharatnatyam dances and two dance dramas - Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and the famous Alibaba and Forty Thieves:

  • May 8th, 2009, Gwyneth Mercy High School, Ambler, PA

  • Blue Bell School of Dance Annual Show, June 19th, 2009 - Gwyneth Mercy High School, Ambler, PA

2009 events:

Fall:

  • Friday, October 9th at 7:30pm- Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers' INhale Performance Series at CHI Movements Arts Center:  Nava Nritya Dance Academy has been selected to present an adaptation of the production Cosmic Sutras. www.kunyanglin.org. Performed by Mirage group of senior students.

Spring:

  • Saturday, June 6th, 2009 @ 4pm at Tamanend Middle School, Warrington: Annual Charity Show - The Cosmic Sutras:The Elements. Our dancers will present beautiful Indian classical and contemporary dances dedicated to Philabundance Food Bank and Udavum Karangal Orphanage.
  • Saturday, 16th May at Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Asian Heritage Festival - 8th & Race, Philadelphia
  • May 12th from 9.30 am to 11.30: Lansdale Montessori School, Indian Dance Workshop for children aged 3 to 5 presented by Anitha Kannan and Shreya Merchant Thakkar.

2008 events:

 Summer and Fall:

  • October 25th, Collage of classical dances and contemporary pieces at Association of India's Development (AID India)'s charity show at University of Pennsylvania
  • Saturday, October 11th, 2008 7pm, Performance for a charity event: Shakti Foundation, Downtingtown High School (West). A collage of Indian classical, contemporary and folk dances
  • Saturday, 16th August 2008: CIO Independence Day Festival - Penns Landing
  • Friday & Saturday, 20th & 21st June 2008: Blue Bell School Of Dance Show, Gwynnedd Mercy High School, Ambler

Spring:

2007 events:

 Fall:
  • Sunday,18th November, 2007: Dancing Spirit of India – Classical Manipuri, Chhau and contemporary dance workshops by award winning visiting artiste Sanjib Bhattacharya.
  • Thursday, 15th November, 2007: Performance at Gwynnedd Mercy College's International Night – Classical & folk dances Chhau

 Summer:
  • Saturday, August 18th @5:30pm – Penns Landing – CIO Indian Independence Day Celebrations
  • Sundays, June 22nd to July 29th, 2007 @ Blue Bell School of Dance, 4:30pm to 6pm – Beginner/intermediate classical Bharatnatyam dance workshop

Spring:

2006 events:

Fall:

 Spring:

  • February 22nd, 2006 -St. Gregory Armenian Church of Andorra - Mardi Gras celebration

  • March 26th, 2006 -Workshop on "Bengali culture" and dances: Bharatiya Vidyalaya, Bharatiya Temple of Montgomeryville Auditorium April 1st, 2006 -Uttar Pradesh Association - Holi Festival

  • June 17th, 2006 -"Dance capades 2006" - Blue Bell School of Dance Annual Show

 2005 events:

Fall:

  • October 7th, 2005 - University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

  • October 8th, 2005 - Bengali Association of Delware Valley, Hockessin, DE

  • November 5th, 2005 - at the Bharatiya Temple Cultural      Center, Montgomeryville,PA. Nava Nritya DanceAcademy’s first Annual Dance Concert: “Drishti: The Dancer’s Vision.” A charity show for Sankara Eye Foundation featuring Bharatnatyam dances and our first full production: “Tasher Desh: Kingdom of Cards.”  

  • December, 2005 Taught Bharatnatyam to Temple University students for their "Dance in human society" course project

Spring:

  • April  - Classical dance performances at Drexel University’s International Spring Festival

  • May - Dance performances and presentations on Indian culture at area colleges and universities and United States Agencies such as a corporate show for the United States Treasury.

  •   June - Contemporary dance performance at the annual show of Blue Bell School of Dance “Dance Capades”

  •  April 24thth, 2005 Bharatnatyam workshop for students of Bharatiya Vidyalaya, Bharatiya Temple of Montgomeryville

2004 events:

  •  November — Students of Navanritya Dance Academy and NavRang dance troupe perform    “Sarva Mangalam,” a classical dance production based on Sanskrit Shlokas at Philadelphia Bengali association Pragati’s Kali Puja (Diwali) show.
     
  •  October — Classical and contemporary dance performances at University of Pennsylvania’s International Reception at the Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology involving honorable dignitaries and 900 students from 200 colleges.    Participated in legendary dancer Dr. Mallika Sarabhai’s workshop at Swarthmore college “Role of Abhinaya in dance”
     
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  •  March — NavRang presents short production based on the techniques of Navanritya at the prestigious “Mosaic of Commonwealth” at the International House in presence of Hon’ble Duke of Gloucester and honorable ambassadors and consul generals.