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Community Events

Mayur’s director is one of the founding members of Indian Dance Educators’ Association (IDEA); since 1995, this organization has helped establish Indian Classical dance as a serious art form in the Washington Metropolitan Area, and has offered organizational support to countless self-employed teachers and artists. Mayur dancers have chaired committees within the IDEA, served on the organization’s board, and regularly participate in IDEA productions.
Indian Dancers Educators Association

Since 1993, we have been grateful for the support of Sanskriti, a regional Bengali cultural organization. Many of Mayur’s early performances were staged at Sanskriti’s annual events, and we enjoy opportunities to return to their stage.
Sanskriti-DC

Mayur dancers have enjoyed performing at events organized by Prantik, an Bengali cultural organization in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
Prantik:Bengali Association of the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan Area

Most years, Mayur dancers represent Montgomery County’s Indian population and culture at the World of Montgomery Festival, where performers from various ethnic groups in the area share their talents.
Montgomery County Calendar

Individuals and groups from Mayur perform at various events for causes that are important to them. In the past, they have performed at a fundraiser for disaster relief in Uttarakhand, organized by the Association for India’s Development (AID); a fundraiser for the Tanker Foundation for kidney research in Tamil Nadu; a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood organized by regional dance educators; and numerous others.

DC Area Food Banks

Each holiday season, the Academy students perform at a winter recital. This recital is meant to be a celebration of what the students have learned in the fall semester, and is not ticketed; we invite guests of the event to contribute what they can to the Capital Area Food Bank, So Others Might Eat, and other area charities.

Capital Area Food Bank
So Others May Eat

Shivanjali

For ten consecutive years, both Academy and Company dancers have performed at Shivanjali, a combined effort between a number of Indian Classical dance teachers in the area. Proceeds from this ticketed performance go to various international relief organizations, including the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Aim for Seva, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Charity: Water, and numerous others.

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