Music Faculty

A unique feature about Dance India is the presence of excellent musicians at the school for accompanying the teachers in the class. They also came together in 2010 to do a superb Taal-Vadya-Kachari with amazing Konokkul performance by R R Prathap. We are privileged to have these musicians with us.

V.P. Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan
KouiscSen

Kousic Sen is a well known and respected Tabla player in the UK. He comes from Benaras Gharana and is a disciple of Pandit Kumar Bose. Kousic Sen has been performing all over the world for the last twenty years.
 Kumudini Lakhia

R.N.Prakash:

R.N. Prakesh is a versatile artist who specialises in South Indian Percussion Instruments like Mridangam, Ghatam, and Khanjira. Prakash started learning Mridangam at the age of 6 from Bangalore Vidwan K.N. Krishnamurthy.
Madhavi Mudgal

R.R Pratap :

R.R Pratap, a student of Vidwan K.N.Krishanmurthy of Banglore had his initial training under his brother Vidwan R.N Prakesh. Prathap is versatile Mridangam player and specialises in conducting dynamic, powerful and unique interactive drumming workshops and residencies for school kids of different age groups, and special needs people. He has performed for quite few prestigious organiszations in UK and abroad.
Leela Samson

Manthan Mehta:

Manthan Mehta has been training in playing the Pakhawaj at the prestigious Saptak School of Music in Ahmedabad for the past 11years. Since then he has performed every year at the workd renowned Saptak Music Festival as well as regularly performing in the U.K. Manthan has experience in performing with Hidustani styles of vocal and instrumental music as well as with Odissi and Kathak.

 

 

Leela Samson

 

Upneet Dhadyalla

Upneet Singh Dhadyalla is a young tabla player moulded in the tradition of the famous Benares Gharana. He is a student of Pandit Sharda Sahai, and has had a performance career that started early in his childhood, in the company of a family full of musicians, including his father, the sitarist and educator Dharambir Singh. Upneet has performed as part of Samyo, the UK's National South Asian Youth Orchestra, and for the last few years in Tarang, the Indian Classical Music Ensemble. 

 

 

Leela Samson

Rohan Kapadia (Assistant Tabla Accompanist)

Rohan is a young performer and multi-talented musician. He has learned Tabla from Sri Tapan Roy, and performed prolifically throughout his childhood and teenage years. Still only 18, Rohan has already performed for Samyo, the UK's National South Asian Youth Orchestra, and currently for Indian Classical Music Ensemble - Tarang. He is a highly accomplished Tabla player, and in Dance India performs for Kathak classes, under the guidance of Kousic Sen.