Meet The Team

Debapriya is one of the leading belly dance artists in India today.With close to a decade of training & experience in Middle Eastern dances/oriental dances, Debapriya has established herself as a dance artist whose work primarily revolves around narratives which are socially & culturally relevant while creating a space for Middle Eastern dances to thrive in contemporary India.

Madhu Rao joined Nrityakosh during the pandemic years and progressed to an instructor and company member very soon.  Madhu is trained contemporary dance, basic ballet, Fusion belly dance, and Middle Eastern and classical styles. Madhu is also a certified yoga coach and has worked in the fitness industry. Yoga is a must component for all her classes.

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Rituparna began her journey with Nrityakosh as an intermediate-advance dancer in 2018.

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She soon became a company dancer and progressed to being a company instructor in 2022. Rituparna is also trained in  Bharatnatyam  for many years and continues her practice in Indian classical styles.

Dinesh Digal joined Nrityakosh as an advance student in 2022. Within few months, he was inducted as a company dancer and he became an instructor for Nrityakosh in 2023. Dinesh has extensively trained himself not only in Middle Eastern classical and traditional styles,  but also in Odissi, Jazz and Contemporary dance. He teaches and performs around Bengaluru.

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Sanjana Shankar joined Nrityakosh in mid-2020, attracted by the Nrityakosh's Fusion Format. By 2021, she soon became part of the ensemble that went on to become The Nrityakosh Company.

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Dancing since the age of 4, Sanjana has dabbled in a bit of everything - although her primary training is in belly dance and Kathak. She is also a co-founder of a company that supports creatives founder build profitable businesses.

Riya joined Nrityakosh in 2021, attracted by the Indian Fusion modules.  Given her own training in Bharatnatyam and Kathak,  fusing belly dance with Indian aesthetics has been her interest. 

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Soon after, she joined all advance modules, delving deeper into Oriental belly dance. She was inducted into the Company within a few months of 2022. She also works as a software developer.

Aritree joined Nrityakosh as an intermediate dancer in 2020. Her growth over the years, first to an advance dancer, and then a company dancer has been rapid.

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She joined the Nrityakosh Company in 2024.  Aritree also has a background in Kathak and continues to train in the form. She also works as a counselling psychologist.

Aswati started training with Debapriya Das in 2016, before Nrityakosh was formally established in 2017.
She considers herself a non-mover before her training, with little to no background in dance. 

Nrityakosh was her inception into the world of dance, movement and storytelling through bodies. She now trains in contemporary dance along with her belly dance training.  She is also a freelance writer.