Our Guru
Guru Sanjeeta Mukherjee is the founder and artistic director of Sanchari School of Dance. She is trained in the Kalakshetra style of Bharatnatyam and has trained under Sri Narasimhachari and Srimati Vasanthalakshmi. Guru Sanjeeta breaks free from the old rhetoric of Bharatnatyam, she innovates and is always on a quest to create traditional pieces with a modern touch. She approaches her students with the psychological framework of a child and can adapt her teaching style to teach a student of any age.
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She started learning Bharatnatyam at 4 years of age in Kolkata, India and continued to pursue her passion even while getting a Master’s degree in Economics from Ethiraj College in Chennai. She has performed at various ballets and competitions, both in India and the United States. Her passion for the dance form is what led her to teach, and that is how the Sanchari School of Dance was born. She does not look at Bharatnatyam as a dance form, to her, it’s a lifestyle, her spiritual guide, and the emotional center of gravity that brings balance and stability to her life.
Guru Sanjeeta instills in her students a love for the art, discipline for consistent practice, taking responsibility for the lack of practice, and making them want more of all this week after week. She makes her students train hard, disciplines them hard, and loves them harder. Every week, we send our girls to train from this special kind of drill sergeant, and our girls cannot wait to go back for more!As a choreographer, Guru Sanjeeta’s quest is to constantly find new ways to create fresh and relevant works that connect with contemporary audiences. She believes in staying true to the depth and beauty of the Indian classical dance style while pushing its boundaries to explore new avenues of creative expression. Sanchari school of dance offers Bharatnatyam Arangetram training and development for children and adults, helps appreciate and create awareness for dance and music, and holds workshops for children and adults. And it’s basic intention is to raise the profile of Indian Arts in the United States of America.
https://www.sancharischoolofdance.net/Sanchari school of dance
862-485-4244
New Providence, NJ - 07974