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TAMU Sahithya
Dance
TAMU Sahithya is Texas A&M's first Indian classical dance team. Our mission is to spread awareness of Indian culture to Texas A&M University through various forms of traditional Indian classical dance.

RU Natya
Dance
RU Natya is Rutgers University's first and only Indian classical dance team. Founded in 2008, Natya has continued bringing together various forms of Indian classical dance to university, state and national audiences. The dedicated team strives to maintain the traditional aspects of these ancient dance forms while mixing it with contemporary innovation. RU Natya gives a lot of importance to preserving the lessons of their Gurus. Natya has received great recognition and appreciation from its audiences, winning awards at national competitions, placing first consistently for the last 3 years, and performing in showcases and productions across the Tri-State Area. In February 2012, RU Natya was featured in the New York Times for preserving Indian classical dance in a modernizing culture, and bringing this experience to the collegiate circuit. With passion, tradition and dedication, RU Natya hopes to continue preserving the integrity of the Indian classical arts.

Rice Rasikas
Dance
Rice Rasikas is Rice University's first and only Indian classical dance team. Founded in 2015, Rice Rasikas strives to maintain the traditional aspects of these ancient dance forms with a vast array of music, from classical to contemporary. With passion, tradition and dedication, Rice Rasikas hopes to continue preserving the integrity of the Indian classical arts.

Natya UW
Dance
Natya is the University of Washington's premier Indian Classical dance team. It was initiated in 2009 by a few undergraduates who have been trained in Indian classical dance styles such as Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, and Odissi. Throughout the years, Natyas mission has been to make Indian classical dance fun, exciting, and accessible to audience members by incorporating elements of the dances traditional styles as well as contemporary Western culture. Natya is commended for their energy and enthusiasm while performing; they have given over 50 performances that have ranged from talent competitions to cultural shows. CR

Natya at Berkeley
Dance
Natya at Berkeley is the premier Bharatanatyam team at UC Berkeley. Founded in Spring 2013, Natya at Berkeley aims to cultivate artistic talent and cultural awareness within the community.

UMD Moksha
Dance
Moksha is the University of Maryland's premier Indian classical dance team.As a team of talented and dedicated dancers, we bring together various forms of Indian classical dance to create unique works of performing art. We choreograph all our pieces ourselves, utilizing the expertise and creativity of all the dancers, and apply our traditional steps to contemporary music. Our goal is to raise awareness of our unique art form through performances at the University of Maryland and elsewhere.

UT Nritya Sangam
Dance
UT Nritya Sangam is a student-led, non-profit organization at the University of Texas at Austin committed to serving the community through sharing its passion for Indian Classical Dance and giving back through philanthropic events. Founded in 2002, the members of Nritya Sangam represent various schools, teachers, and styles of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi across the world. As an organization, Nritya Sangam (which means unity of dance) strives to preserve the age-old tradition of Indian Classical Dance, while allowing its members to continue cultivating the art-form they have learned since childhood. The ancient Indian dance styles that we perform are Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. We hope to expose the mainstream community to the richness and depth of an art little known in America through performances on the UT campus, as well as around Austin and other parts of the state. The members of Nritya Sangam serve as ambassadors of traditional Indian fine arts on campus since the troupe is the only Indian classical dance group at the university and is sponsored by the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Nritya Sangam strives to make its community a better place. You can help us by officially recognizing and acknowledging the work that we do in the city of Austin and internationally. Your continued support affirms our drive to attain our goals. Please spread the word and help us publicize our cause and mission as we gain momentum as an organization.

Pitt Nrityamala
Dance
Nrityamala is the University of Pittsburgh's premier Indian classical dance team. It was started in 2006 and has been expanding ever since. We are the only collegiate classical dance team in the Pittsburgh area and strive to not only keep in touch with our classical dance backgrounds, but also to promote the art by performing on campus and across the East Coast. Our team consists of passionate dancers trained in various dance forms, including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, and Kathak. As a team, we are traditional in our style and fuse the different forms together in order to create a unique dance presentation.

NCSU Thandav
Dance
Founded in early 2014 at North Carolina State University, Thandav was formed to bridge the gap between the ancient world and modern life through innovative choreography, music, and dance.

UTD Rangam
Dance
Rangam Classical Dance Team is the first Indian classical team at the University of Texas at Dallas. All styles of Indian dancers are welcome. The goal of the team is to integrate different styles of Indian classical dance into a cohesive performance that showcases the diversity of dance and seamlessly unites the various styles. We also hope to raise awareness of and interest in classical dance throughout the UTD campus as well as holding performances to raise money for charities.

Laasya 2018