Our senior students Arushi, Dhanvi, and Rusha have been learning dance at Mayur for many years. Over the past year, they undertook intensive training with our director Sukanya Mukherji to prepare for a feature-length repertoire performance called Nrityarpan – an offering of dance. As this milestone approaches, they’ve shared some reflections on their preparations.
Dhanvi: “The process of preparing for our Nrityarpan was rigorous, educational and exciting. One dance that stood out to me was the abhinaya (expressive) piece. It was a style I didn’t have much experience with in the past, and I enjoyed the challenge of learning to connect with my piece. Overall the experience has been so much fun and I am thankful for the opportunity to perform this May!”
Rusha: “Preparing for my Nrityarpan has been an eye-opening experience, as I’ve learned how to truly feel the stage and melodies. Dancing with Arushi and Dhanvi has shown me the diversity of dance, as the three of us have different interpretations of the same movements. I’ve also realized that there’s never an end to learning, as the journey to perfection is endless”.
Arushi: “I am very thankful for the opportunity of performing my Nrityarpan. Dance has become my creative outlet, and this performance challenged me to become a better dancer and expanded my potential.”
On July 21 2024, Mayur came together to support and celebrate as Oishee Sanyal Ghosh completed her Odissi Mancha Pravesh, marking the culmination of basic training in Odissi dance.
Oishee Sanyal Ghosh has been training in Odissi at Mayur Dance Academy under the tutelage of Smt. Sukanya Mukherji and Ms. Mishka Shreya Mukherji.
Since the age of six, she has been an integral part of Ta Thoi, a non profit dance organization in the DMV area.
At Mayur, Oishee has not only honed her Odissi skills but has also taken on roles as a camp counselor, teacher, and performer.
Oishee graduated from Walt Whitman High School in May 2024 , and is heading to the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2024, majoring in Computational Biology.
On July 13 2024, Mayur came together to support and cheer as Srijani Chakraborty completed her Odissi Mancha Pravesh, marking the culmination of basic training in Odissi dance.
Srijani Chakraborty has been training in Odissi for the past 15 years at Mayur Dance Academy under the tutelage of Smt. Sukanya Mukherji and Ms. Mishka Shreya Mukherji
With Mayur, she has peformed at the Borderlight Fringe Festival in Cleveland, Ohio; the Bangladesh Embassy; and the Kennedy Center.
For the past 2 years, she has been choreographing and teaching Odissi to younger students for Mayur summer camps and regular classes.
Srijani graduated from Montgomery Blair HS in May 2024 and will be studying Biomedical Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park.
