Usha Venkateswaran

Usha Venkateshwaran is a disciple of the legendry Bharatanatyam Guru, Vazhuvoor Ramiah Pillai. She had later on studied Manipuri and Kathak. She graduated in Choreography from the well known State Institute of Theatrical Arts (GITIS) when she was in Moscow. As the wife of a diplomat, she had ample opportunity to observe and learn the dance forms of different countries. Besides performing and giving lecture demonstrations, she taught Indian dances to artistes in the countries she lived in like Ethiopia, the USSR, Fiji, Germany, the USA, Syria, Switzerland and China. Usha Venkateswaran has used her rich experience in dance production and choreography to set up ?Natyalakshana? (The Institute of Choreography and Innovative Dance in New Delhi), which provide platform to talented young artists.