Bharata Kalanjali Academy, 2007 International Young Performers Tour - October 26 - November 11, 2007

Creative Connections presented twelve talented 12 to18 year-old Indian dancers from the Dhananjayans’ Bharata Kalanjali Academy to the Tri-State area this autumn. With their colorful costumes and jewelry, beautiful music, and vibrant dancing, the troupe transported audiences to their homeland of India, a land rich in culture and traditions.

This children's cultural & Educational delegation was led by Smt.Sumathi Sriram ( The senior most disciple of the Dhananjayans, Bharatakalanjali alumni /teacher ) Smt. Divya Sivasundar ( Senior disciple of The Dhananjayans and teacher, Bharatakalanjali)

1. YATIN AGARWAL(Guru Anita Guha)
2. GAUTAM GOPALAKRISHNAN(Guru: Hariharan)
3. SACHIN DAMIANOSE (Kalari- Guru:Shaji)
4. HARIGANESH MURALIDHARAN( Guru:Shobana Balchander)
5. DASARATHI VARATHARAJAN(Guru: Sivakumar)
6. KRUPAA LAKSHMI VISWESWARA(Guru: Shobana Balchander)
7. AARABHI BADRI (Raguru:Radhika Shurjit)
8. KRITHIKA SHURAJIT(Guru: Shobana)
9. RESHMA MALLIKNATH (Bharatakalanjali)
10. SWAPNA SRIDHARAN (Bharatakalanjali)
11.PRIYANKA GANESH (Bharatakalanjali)
12. MADHAVI CHANDRAN (Guru. Girija Chandran & Dhananjayans)

Sumathi Sriram & Divya Siva (Guru: The Dhananjayans) performed, gave lecture/demonstrations. They visited and interacted with school children of the Tri-State of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, USA.

Items of performances included: folk and classical Bharatanaatyam repertoire. Two special short stories were specially choreographed to show moral values in life.

Punyakoti (Animal stories-cow & linoness) Mohini Bhasmaasura (Mythology), Folk dances like Bhangada, Santhali, Raasa and Kurathikummy, representing north to south and east to west of India.

The Bharata Kalanjali dancers presented three public performances (including one in collaboration with Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk), as well as fourteen performances and sixteen workshops scheduled for grade schools in the tri-state area. An estimated 7,000 youngsters participated in these interactive programs.