MUDRA
Bharatanatyam Dance Academy
The Company
“MUDRA” bharatanatyam dance academy is the first classical dance academy in the south of Atlanta. The idea of founding this institution was visualised by Manisha Mehta, the founder and director of the academy, is to preserve and propogate India's traditional performing arts in it's divine and dignified forms and provide an opportunity for one to learn and pursue the art form.
Ms.Manisha Mehta has learnt Bharatanatyam - The Pandanallur style which is characterized by its deep sitting positions; its slow Lasya padams and difficult standing positions. Her Guru was Late Shri Guru Mani, the founder of the Kalasadan Bharatanatyam institute in Mumbai , India. She started her journey of learning the dance form since the age of 5yrs and graduated with her degree of Visharadh in Bharatanatyam at the age of 12 yrs. Her inner love and interest for Indian art and culture continued her participation in various dance performances throughout, both as a dancer and a choreographer. Today, she is here to serve the cause of fine arts in a manner which she has dreamt and visualised.