Ria DasGupta is a co-founder of Kalamandir Dance Company. She trained in classical ballet and modern dance for 14 years with the Academy of Dance Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey before being introduced to the world of classical and Rabindrik Indian dance by Malabika Guha in the early 2000s. Since then, she studied Bharatanatyam under Chitra Venkateswaran and trained in capoeira and other Afro-Brazilian arts under the guidance of Contra Mestre Maranho. In 2014, upon moving to the Bay Area, she began her study of Kathak with Seibi Lee at Chhandam School of Kathak, where she is now a member of the faculty. Ria performed internationally in Spain, India, and Bolivia and extensively in the US with Kalamandir Dance Company (KDC). With KDC, she co-choreographed two evening length productions and several short pieces in which she also performed as a principal dancer. She is currently a junior dancer with the Leela Dance Collective.In addition to her ongoing study of Kathak, Ria is a doctoral candidate in education at the University of San Francisco and a higher education administrator.
