Anil Iyer’s dance journey started when he was just 10, when passed the junior exam.He has been trained under Late Guru Narmada. She is considered as one of the great masters in producing ‘soloists’ in field of Bharatanatyam. Ashish Mohan Khokar, a reputed dance critic has termed Anil as the ‘Bangalore’s wonder boy’. Anil has earned the ministry of culture’s young artist scholarship awarded by government of India for the years 2010 – 2012. Anil has performed more than 150 stage shows with well-known dance groups like Abhinava, Shambhavi and Natyalakshana. He is currently training under Guru Poornima Gururaja. Anil says credits his teachers for what he is today. He has rendered his Bharathanatyam pieces in prestigious Utsavs like Hampi Utsav and Mysore Dasara Utsav. Anil also composes dance pieces and dance features. Anil is also interested in theatre and is working with Spandana, a theatre group headed by actor, director, singer and Rajya Sabha MP, B Jayashree.