Meenal's Academy of Performing Arts

Join us at 4 pm today to celebrate 17th Annual Unity in Diversity, A celebration of women. It will be a virtual event. Event Link:... https://youtu.be/UU9wOTwIXK4 See more

Gangadharaya Namah! On the blessed occasion of MahaShivaratri, seeking the blessings of the cosmic dancer 'Lord Shiva'. #throwback pic from Jeevan Dhara... . . . #mapasd #meenalchakradeo #kathak #kathakdance #kathakinusa #igdancers #dancersofinstagram #shivaratri #mahashivratri #ganga #igdaily #likesforlike #followforfollowback See more

#throwback to the times when we had the luxury of in person workshops! Last year, at the end of February, we had our annual workshop with Shambhavi Tai. Little did we know that this would be our last in person workshop for a really long time. Waiting for this phase to pass! . . . .... #meenalchakradeo #mapasd #kathak #kathakdance #kathakdancer #kathakdancelove #igdaily #igdancers #dancersofinstagram #workshop #memories #likeforlikes #followforfollowback See more

A big shoutout to all the participants who participated in the Navatman Competition for Teental Tukdas last month, and congratulations to the students who won prizes! We are very happy to share that MAPA students bagged 3 out of the 6 prizes in this competition! Meet the winners:... Age group 10-13: Isha Deshmukh - Best Overall Presentation Age group 14-18 Ketki Chakradeo - Best Overall Presentation Riya Anand - First place Winner Thank you to @navatman for organizing the competition, and a big thanks to the judges, Sri Prashant Shah and @brittnyvanece . . . . #meenalchakradeo #mapasd #kathak #kathakdance #igdancers #dancersofinsta #KathakinUsa #competition #winner #dancers #dance #indianclassical #sandiego #navatman #kathaklove #dancecompetition #likeforlike #followforfollowback

Exam post #2 Hard work always pays off! Last weekend, we saw the culmination of all of the efforts put in by Meenal Tai and her students as they appeared for their exams offered by Bharati Vidyapeeth University (Pune). Students appeared for exams from Certificate 1, Certificate 2, Higher Certificate 1, and Higher Certificate 2. We are so proud of all our students! We are extremely thankful to Purvi Bhatt (@lasya.academy ) for being the examiner and patiently watching all the ...students take their exams over a period of 2 days. And now, it’s break time! . . . . #kathak #kathakusa #dancersofinstagram #igdancers #igdaily #classicaldance #indian #exams #diploma #bvdu #bharatividyapeeth #performance #art #meenalchakradeo #mapasd

Exam post #1: The last two weekends have been exam weekend at MAPA! The weekend of Dec 5th-6th was filled with many ‘firsts.’ Our first batch of 5 students appeared for their Diploma 1 examinations conducted by Bharati Vidyapeeth (BVDU) Pune, India. We were incredibly blessed and honored to have Guru Shambhavi Tai Dandekar as the examiner. As part of the exam, on Sat. Dec 5th, the girls presented their solo performance live on FB and it was followed by a practical exam the n...ext day. There were a lot of challenges, with online learning and last minute stay at home orders, but with the blessings of God and our Gurus it all worked out okay :) . . . . #kathak #kathakusa #dancersofinstagram #igdancers #igdaily #classicaldance #indian #exams #diploma #bvdu #bharatividyapeeth #performance #art #meenalchakradeo #mapasd

MAPA Diploma 1 Stage Presentation by Ketki Chakradeo

MAPA Diploma 1 Stage Presentation by Riya Anand

Diploma 1 Stage Presentation by Shilpa Shirsathe