Choreographers
Smita Basak
Smita’s love of dance began when she was just 2 years old and began her dance training in Ballet, Tap and Jazz. She started Bharatnatyam at the age of 5 and was the youngest dancer in her hometown to perform her Arangetram at the age of 10. By the age of 13, she joined a professional dance company and took on dance styles such as Break Dancing, Modern, Lyrical and HipHop.
It
was not uncommon to see Smita dance in many local festivals,
fundraisers, musicals and theatre productions. In high school, she
taught classes in ballet, jazz and tap and, in college, was an active
member of both South Asian and American dance groups where she
choreographed, produced and performed in many shows at her university
and within the area. It was there where she began experimenting with
blending East-West dance styles.
Smita has performed in over 200 performances in parts of the US, Canada and Europe. Smita is proud to join the Project Pulse team and is looking forward to contributing her many artistic talents to Project Pulse
Smita has performed in over 200 performances in parts of the US, Canada and Europe. Smita is proud to join the Project Pulse team and is looking forward to contributing her many artistic talents to Project Pulse
Meet Aghera
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recognized his passion for dancing at the age of 11 when a friend of
him forced him to take part in a school cultural festival where they
ended up winning the first prize. Since then he has been performing at
various events and platforms. He worked hard to improve on his dancing
skills and to learn various styles of dancing.
After
stepping into Bay Area, his hunger for dance took him into Project
Pulse. In two years of his time with Project Pulse he has excelled in
Hip-hop, Contemporary, Jazz, and Bollywood style dancing. His passion
for dance earned him a title of 'Choreographer' in such a short period
of time with Project Pulse. He is very much near to the Project Pulse
family and hence he is willing to contribute to Project Pulse in any
possible way.
Swapnil Mehta
A versatile dancer with skills in Western, Bollywood, Jazz, Hip Hop and Contemporary dance styles. Swapnil can easily pick up any new dance style in a short period of time. With a passion for dance and having started dancing at the age of 9, and choreography at the age of 17, he brought the trend of Western dance in school.
With many awards in his name and having participated in many open competitions his choreography has gained appreciation from: Bollywood Taandav and the fusion dance in Little stars show, Kalyanji and Anandji. He has represented SVNIT University in the National Dance Competition in 2003 and performed in various professional Dance shows. He has attracted many audiences and dance schools in the Bay Area, but strives with the passion that makes him an integral part of Project Pulse.
Her interest in dance began at age of 8 when she first started Kathak. Later it developed into her greatest passion and then there was no stopping. She learnt Bollywood, Jazz, Contemporary, Ball-room dancing, and more. She has choreographed and performed in many cultural events in the past. She has also been performing with Project Pulse since past 3 years. Versatility is what she believes has been incepted in her dancing-style ever since she joined Project Pulse.
Khyati has been trained under Sudeep kumar for the last 2 years.
With many awards in his name and having participated in many open competitions his choreography has gained appreciation from: Bollywood Taandav and the fusion dance in Little stars show, Kalyanji and Anandji. He has represented SVNIT University in the National Dance Competition in 2003 and performed in various professional Dance shows. He has attracted many audiences and dance schools in the Bay Area, but strives with the passion that makes him an integral part of Project Pulse.
Khyati Sheth
Her interest in dance began at age of 8 when she first started Kathak. Later it developed into her greatest passion and then there was no stopping. She learnt Bollywood, Jazz, Contemporary, Ball-room dancing, and more. She has choreographed and performed in many cultural events in the past. She has also been performing with Project Pulse since past 3 years. Versatility is what she believes has been incepted in her dancing-style ever since she joined Project Pulse.
Khyati has been trained under Sudeep kumar for the last 2 years.
Manisha Parekh
Manisha began her dancing career at the age of 5 as a Bharata Natyam student of Viji Prakash, director of the Shakti School of Bharata Natyam in Los Angeles, CA. After completing her arangetram in 1999, Manisha toured with the Shakti Dance company in the US, Canada and India. In addition to Bharatnatyam, Manisha has always loved the Bollywood and raas/garba dance styles and performed actively in college. After joining Project Pulse in 2006, she quickly discovered her love for the Contemporary and Modern styles as well. Working with Project Pulse has been an extremely eye-opening and rewarding experience and has reinforced the values of discipline, confidence and creativity present in all forms of dance.
Sudeep Kumar
Sudeep
Kumar is an accomplished and a versatile choreographer with an
extensive training in Hip Hop and Jazz. He incorporates Hip Hop and
Jazz elements to his choreography in a very unorthodox way.
Sudeep has been dancing since the age of 7 and choreographing from last ten years. He has been formally trained in Jazz from Ashley Lobo, the official choreographer of the song “Dhoom Machale” from the movie Dhoom. http://www.thedanceworx.com.
His Hip Hop training is a good mix from acclaimed choreographers such as Allan Frais, the San Francisco based Hip Hop star who made it to the final 12 of the TV show “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE” and Micaya who has been organizing the San Francisco Hip Hop festival since five years. http://www.sfhiphopdancefest.com/.
Sudeep has been dancing since the age of 7 and choreographing from last ten years. He has been formally trained in Jazz from Ashley Lobo, the official choreographer of the song “Dhoom Machale” from the movie Dhoom. http://www.thedanceworx.com.
His Hip Hop training is a good mix from acclaimed choreographers such as Allan Frais, the San Francisco based Hip Hop star who made it to the final 12 of the TV show “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE” and Micaya who has been organizing the San Francisco Hip Hop festival since five years. http://www.sfhiphopdancefest.com/.
Also, Sudeep has professional training from ACT, American Conservatory Theatre San Francisco.
Nihal Sequeira