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Performers
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Sonia Joan Rani Manocha is pursuing a degree in medicine at the Seba School of Medicine.Sonia joined Nandanik Dance Academy in 1999 and did her Arangetram in 2005. As a member of the academy she has participated in Tomaari Maatir Konya,
Manavi, and Puja aur Prakriti. She has performed at the Tagore Festival, New Jersey, in 2003. She has performed at the National American Bengali Conferences (NABCs) of 2004 and 2005 at Baltimore and NY City respectively. As a member of Nandanik, Sonia
has performed at the International Folk Festivals, at the local Tagore Festivals, for CRY, and at the university shows organized by
the University of Pittsburgh, where she did her undergraduation. Sonia has been trained in the Nava Nritya technique by Jonaki
Sircar of Dancers' Guild, Calcutta.
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Aparna Roli Nigam is a second year Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering / Pre-Med student at the University of Kentucky.
She joined Nandanik Dance Academy in 1999 and performed her Arangetram in June 2005. Aparna has also learnt the Nava Nritya technique at the academy. Aparna has performed in Nandanik's productions of Manavi, Chitrangada and Tomari Maatir Konya. She
has performed at the International Folk Festival, at the NABC in Baltimore, and for CRY. Aparna continues to dance at college where she is a member and choreographer of the University's Dance Ensemble.
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Bhakti Mehta has been a part of Nandanik Dance Academy for the past four years. She has worked diligently throughout her experience with Nandanik. She has participated in Nandanik's productions of Chitrangada,Tomari Maatir Konya, Rabindra Mela
2003, International festivals. She has attended various workshops as a member of Nandanik. She has always challenged herself
by taking higher level courses while being equally involved in extra-curricular activities. Bhakti has continuously displayed an interest
in helping others by being involved in many clubs, and has held officer positions throughout high school and in college. Additionally,
she has displayed her love for dance by teaching Bharatanatyam as her senior project. Bhakti is currently studying pre-medicine at Pennsylvania State University–University Park Campus.
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