Nikita Pasumarthi
Nikita is KSD's first graduating student. She was introduced to the world of dance at the age of 6 and started her training under Guru Sangita Vasudevan. She joined Kanha School of Dance as a student in 2011. After four years of rigorous training , to which Nikita surrendered herself, she performed her Arangetram under the guidance of Guru Ashwini Srivatsan on March 30th 2014.
Apart from being Nikita's debut performance, the program marked many firsts. It was KSD's first arangetram presentation and possibly the first arangetram in the bay area that was performed entirely in the Bharata Nrityam tradition.
Nikita was supported by a wonderful orchestra with senior artists such as Jayanthi Umesh (Vocal), Ravindra Bharathy (Mridangam), Lakshmi Balasubramanya (Violin), Ashwini Krishnakumar (Flute).