Choreographers
Performers who teach — stage experience you can learn from.

Tara Mendonsa
Contemporary Lead
MFA Dance · 12 yrs
Contemporary
Trained at Attakkalari and Laban, Tara blends release technique with Indian contemporary vocabularies. Her work has toured the Kochi-Muziris Biennale and she leads both our drop-in Flow and advanced Composition classes.

Reggie "Flow" D'Souza
Hip-Hop Lead
Crew champion · 9 yrs
Hip-Hop
Founder of Mumbai's Fingerprint Crew and a two-time India Hip-Hop battle finalist. Reggie teaches grooves you can feel, not just count, and believes respect is the first foundation of the culture.

Guru Lakshmi Pillai
Bharatanatyam Guru
25 yrs
Bharatanatyam
A senior disciple of the Kalakshetra tradition, Lakshmi has shaped over 300 arangetrams. She is known for precise nritta and deep abhinaya, and for teaching children with discipline and warmth in equal measure.

Aakash Verma
Kathak Lead
BA Kathak Kendra · 15 yrs
Kathak
Trained in the Lucknow gharana, Aakash performs internationally and brings rhythmic play (layakari) to the heart of every class. He accompanies classes with live tabla whenever he can.

Carlos Rivera
Salsa Lead
10 yrs
Salsa
A social-dance specialist teaching Cuban casino and LA-style salsa. Carlos makes first-timers feel at home by count three and runs our popular Salsa Nights rotation.

Naomi Carter
Jazz Lead
BFA Dance · 11 yrs
Jazz
Trained in New York in the Luigi technique, Naomi brings a musical-theatre sensibility that turns jazz combinations into performances. She leads our Jazz Broadway class.

Sujata Mohanty
Odissi Guru
18 yrs
Odissi
A devoted teacher of the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra tradition. Sujata's morning Odissi class is a quiet, sculptural practice that builds the lyrical torso work the style is known for.

Priya Nair
Bollywood Lead
8 yrs
Bollywood
A film-choreography specialist who keeps current with every release. Priya's Sunday Bollywood Blast is the most joyful hour of the week — high energy, accessible and built for the love of the music.