The South Asian Performing Artists were founded in 2000 as the first and original co-ed dance troupe at Rutgers University by four energetic personalities; Jeanie Gulati, Vairagi Shah, Sagar Shah and Neal Patel.From these four individuals spawned a dance troupe like no other. In its first three years SAPA had been called on to perform at events such as the Bollywood Awards, Mr. India USA Pageant, and even a private performance for Madhuri Dixit! SAPA has also hosted two annual shows at Rutgers, more than tripling their audience size between each performance and has gained international exposure by placing 2nd at the SASA 2002 conference in Toronto.
