Indianica Academy

Indianica Academy is at the forefront of bringing South Asian Performing Arts to America. In particular to the residents of New York and New Jersey, who wish to experience our culture first hand. When we say first hand we do actually mean first hand. We offer simply the best culturally accurate Kathak dance instruction in the USA, (from non-other than Ms. Padma Khanna). We also offer Bollywood, Indian Folk Dances, Western pop, Bollywood Fusion, Hip Hop, and Ballroom Dances too. Our Organizer is Ms. Padma Khanna, an exponent of Kathak Dance, Film & TV Actress of Indian Movie Industry and TV industry At the young age of 7 years she started learning Kathak Dance (one of the most glorified cultural and classical Dances of India) from Guru Kishen Maharaj of Varanasl At the age of 12 she started performing on stage in the accompaniment of Tabla Wizard Pundit Shamta Prasad {also known as Gudai Maharaj zKp: a|lglw}. She learnt Advanced KATHAK DANCE from Padmashri Gopi Krishna, whose talent of Kathak is acclaimed and appreciated like Pundit Ravi Shankar’s in Sitar. She was welcomed with open arms by Movie Industry of India Bombay and for almost two decades, was known as “ Dancing Queen of Indian Cinema”. She acted in more than 400 movies of all languages of India. Few to name are Saaz Aur Awaaz, Biwi Aur Makaan, Johny Mera Naam, Raahgeer, Baharon Ke Sapne, Sangharsh, Anhonee, Dastaan, Heer Ranjha, Hindustan Ki Kasam, Rampur Ka Lakshman, Ashirwaad. Saudagar and many more ….