Saadhana 2024

Now in its third edition, Saadhana is the signature annual event of the Shreyasi Gopinath Dance Academy. The festival, held on 18th May, 2023, at New Delhi's India International Centre, featured performances that showcased stories from our mythology, with oral narrative transformed using music and dance as a form of expression.

Saadhana, meaning a dedicated and disciplined way of learning, also means practice, hard work, resilience and single-mindedness, attributes incorporated in the performances.

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Shreyasi Gopinath

Shreyasi's aim is to preserve and promote India's diverse cultural traditions through her performances and teaching, and to cultivate a community that not only produces exceptional dancers but also well-rounded individuals who carry the values of teamwork, respect and perseverance into their lives.

A Bharatanatyam dancer, teacher and choreographer from New Delhi, India, Shreyasi began her formal training at age 7 with Guru Padma Bhushan Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan.

At 15, she joined Kalakshetra Foundation for intensive training. After six years of learning under renowned Gurus and earning a Post-Graduate Diploma, she returned to New Delhi, to continue her learning under late Guru Jamuna Krishnan.

Shreyasi Gopinath Dance Academy

Shreyasi Gopinath founded the 'Shreyasi Gopinath Dance Academy' in Delhi in 2014, where she imparts training to beginners, adults, seniors and the differently-abled at two prominent locations in the National Capital Region. Online teaching sessions are also conducted, for students from USA, France, Russia, UAE and Mexico.

Her senior students are recipients of the Young Dancer Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and have won accolades at national and international dance competitions.