Jayanthi Sivakumar

About

Jayanthi Sivakumar has been teaching Indian Classical Dance – Bharatanatyam in Manchester for over 15 years. She also introduces Indian folk dances to her students. Born and brought up in Chennai, India, she learned Bharatanatyam as a child from the Late Guru Uma Sundaram, a former graduate of Kalakshetra, Chennai, India. After completing her Master’s in medical microbiology in 1992, she became a freelance artist, performing with many eminent professional dance artists & dance companies in India and abroad. Having obtained a PGCE in 2003, Jayanthi began teaching science in secondary schools as well as teaching in her professional dance career. A member of the ISTD (Imperial Society for Teachers of Dance) for Classical Indian Dance – Bharatanatyam, she prepares students for ISTD grade exams each year. She was a Lead Artist for the Yuva-Gati CAT program under DanceXchange in Birmingham for 5 years until 2019, training talented young dancers from all over UK. Jayanthi holds professional qualifications in “Safe Dance Practice” and has a Diploma in Dance Pedagogy (DDP) from ISTD. She is also a member of People Dancing – the Foundation of Community Dance.

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