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Resume: Madhura Khire - Indian Classical Bharatanatyam Dancer • Training in Bharatanatyam:- 1.Basic training for 5 years from Mrs.Amruta Kavare. 2.Advanced training for 5 years from Mrs.Anjali Bhatavadekar. 3.Advanced training and Masters in Dance under the guidance of well-known Bharatanatyam exponent in India, Guru Dr.Sucheta Chapekar. •Academic Qualifications:- 1.Bachelor of Commerce(University of Pune) 2.Masters in Performing Arts(University of Pune) •Achievements in the field of Bharatanatyam:- 1.Stood first in M.A. Dance(Bharatanatyam) from Lalit Kala Kendra, Pune University. 2.Presented Arangetram (first big stage performance) under the guidance of Guru Mrs.Anjali Bhatavadekar in front of great Kathak exponent Dr. Rohini Bhate. 3.Received third prize in Harmony Dance Competition organized by Rotract Club,Pune. 4.Received third prize in dance and choreography competition held by Dadar-Matunga Cultural Centre, Mumbai. 5.Received third prize in dance competition organized by Swara Sadhana Samiti, Mumbai. •Dance/Music education other than Bharatanatyam:- 1.Received basic training in Western Dance(Ballet, Jazz, Modern Dance) from Minneapolis, U.S.A. 2.Completed basic course of Latin American Dance from GRM’S Academy, Pune. 3.Did basic short course of Kalaripayatu(A special type of Martial Arts from Kerala, often used in dance/drama) held in Pune. 4.Learning Indian Classical Vocal Music with mother Mrs.Neelima Khire(Sangeet Visharad) 5.Learning Nrityaganga, a sister style of Bharatanatyam invented by Guru Dr. Sucheta Chapekar. • Performances:- 1. Solo Bharatanatyam ‘Arangetram’(first big stage performance) in 2005 at Tilak Smarak Mandir, Pune. 2. Bharatanatyam performance organized by Pathfinder Bookshop in 2005. 3. Group Performance for ‘Madhurangan’ in 2006 at Ganesh Kala-krida Mancha, Pune. 4. Group performance for ‘Madhurangan’ in 2006 at Ramkrishna More Hall, Chinchwad. 5. ‘Nandanvan’(a dance-drama) directed by Shyam Bhutkar at Yashawant Rao Auditorium, Pune. 6. Performed in a short film on Bharatanatyam directed by Shweta Pasi, a student of Film and Television Institute of India. 7. Group performance in front of Lata Mangeshkar in pulotsava(an event held each year in the memory of great author P.L.Deshpande) organized by Ashay Film Club. 8. Bharatanatyam performance in Pulotsava organized by Ashay Film Club in 2008 at Balagandharva Rangamandir, Pune. 9. Performance in Shaniwar-wada Dance festival in Pune 10. Performance of ‘Unnayan’, a Kathak and Bharatanatyam Dance Ballet, organized by ‘Johns Hopkins University’ in front of Dimple Kapadia and shooting of the ballet for Doordarshan. 11. ’From Darkness to Dawn’, a Dance Ballet based on the book ‘Discovery of India’ written by Pt. Jwaharlal Nehru, and choreographed by Dr. Sucheta Chapekar at Muktangan Balaranjan Kendra, Pune and Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai. 12. Group performance at Pan-card Club, Pune. 13. Group performance at Ishanya Amphitheatre, Pune. • Choreographic Work:- 1.Choreography on two poems of great poet Keshavsut for the event of Keshavsut Smruti Kavya Puraskar in 2007. • Aspirations:- To choreograph and perform on different themes in classical, western and contemporary dance styles. To collaborate and experiment with different artists.