Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnuhu Gurur Devo Maheshwaraha
Guru Sakshath Parabrahma Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha
Artistic Director
Sreedevi Nair, the artistic director and founder of Kalanjali Dance Academy(KDA), established with a pursuit to promote dancing and Indian classical dance tradition in Quad Cities, US. Winner of numerous accolades in University and State levels in her native state of Kerala, she has performed live and on television before moving to the US. A qualified software professional, she is a devoted teacher imparting training to her students from the fundamentals to advanced levels. An accomplished choreographer with dances in classical, traditional and fusion genres to her credit, Sreedevi Nair provides guidance for Rangapravesham/Arangetram(maiden recital), performs at various cultural events, conducts recitals(natuuvangam) and gives lecture demonstrations spreading cultural awareness in the community.
Sreedevi Nair owes her knowledge and commitment to arts to the able guidance and blessing of her Gurus. She was trained in classical dances of Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam and Kuchipudi under the tutelage of renowned Gurus including Padma Shri Kalamandalam Kshemavathy, "Natya Shreshta" Kalamandalam Vimala Menon, Kala Ghanashyam and Shaly Vijayan of Kalakshetra. She is trained in Carnatic classical music and string instrument Veena under legendary artists from Kerala.
Dance - Poetry in motion..
"We dance with our bodies, but we finally forget them and transform them." - Rukmini Devi Arundale
"For me, dance is meditation." - Malavika Sarukkai
"Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world". - Voltaire
"Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances." - Maya Angelou
"For me, dance is meditation." - Malavika Sarukkai
"Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world". - Voltaire
"Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances." - Maya Angelou