Global. And Indian.
Legacy. And Innovation.
Contemporary. And Rooted.
Inclusive. And Unique.
Discipline. And Freedom.
Teaching. And Learning.
About Us
Tanusree Shankar Dance Academy
Tanusree Shankar Dance Company
Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts
Our Roots
Uday Shankar
Amala Shankar
Ananda Shankar
Our Pillars
Tanusree Shankar
Empowered with the pioneering movement vocabulary of Uday Shankar, her artistry draws from India’s classical forms, folk traditions, and diverse martial forms.
She shapes these many influences into a language that is unmistakably her own — fluid, expressive, and quietly, deeply transformative.
Her work speaks not only to India’s cultural masses but to the shared emotional landscapes of audiences across the world.
Across a career spanning several decades, she has led her ensemble to stages throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas, earning admiration for productions that balance visual refinement with deep emotional clarity.
Sreenanda Shankar
She began her formal training at the Tanusree Shankar Dance Academy, where she studied the distinctive dance vocabulary of Uday Shankar and further developed by Tanusree Shankar. Years of rigorous training and performance helped shape her strong foundation in technique and stagecraft.
Sreenanda pursued advanced dance training at The Ailey School in New York, where exposure to diverse contemporary techniques broadened her artistic range. Complementing her dance education, she also trained in acting at the Roshan Taneja School of Acting and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, enriching her presence as a performer.
As a dancer with the Tanusree Shankar Dance Company, Sreenanda has performed extensively across India and internationally, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain. She has also appeared in television dance-dramas portraying Goddess Durga and in films directed by noted filmmakers including Aparna Sen, Suman Ghosh and Srijit Mukherji.
With her deep grounding in the Shankar dance tradition and her evolving work as a performer, Sreenanda Shankar stands poised to carry this unique legacy forward into a new generation.
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Our Offerings
Tanusree Shankar Dance Academy
At the Tanusree Shankar Dance Academy, we welcome dancers across ages, genders and levels. We work to foster creativity, perfect technique, and further personal growth, thus helping students live a life appreciative of the power of the arts.
Tanusree Shankar Dance Company
The Tanusree Shankar Dance Company is our repertory arm, where skilled and dedicated senior dancers perform and create innovations every day, pushing the boundaries of integration and spreading the joy and power of dance globally.
Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts
The Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts, a non-profit organisation established in 1987, serves as a vibrant hub for artists across genres. Through classes and workshops, we offer a space for creativity to flourish and for increased public engagement and appreciation for the arts.