Dr. Seshadri Iyengar

Bharatanatyam Dancer, Doctor, Artistic Director Of Iyengar Centre for Fine Arts

Dr. Seshadri Iyengar

Bharatanatyam Dancer, Doctor, Artistic Director Of Iyengar Centre for Fine Arts

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Dr. Seshadri Iyengar is a freelance, Neo-Classical Bharatnatyam / Contemporary dancer, Homoeopathic Physician and Dance-Yoga instructor based in Bangalore. Born in Calcutta, he was drawn towards rhythm, music and natural poise at the age of 9. As a toddler, he moved with his parents to Bangalore, where he did his schooling and took his first steps in dance. Dr. Iyengar has had his intense formal training in Bharatnatyam under Guru Smt. Padmini Ravi of the Vazhuvoor School. He is an empanelled artist with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). As a dance artist he has established himself as a performer, choreographer and a teacher. He has travelled extensively internationally. Each year he is invited to the USA, Canada, UK and several other countries for workshops and performances. Some of his venues include: the New York City Centre on Broadway during 2007 for the Fall for Dance Festival in the USA. In UK he has performed at the Lintbury Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Place Theatre and Purcell Room. In addition to the India Habitat Centre, IIC in Delhi and several other venues of repute in India. He features in 'QUICK', which won THE PLACE Prize 2006, Europe's most prestigious award for choreography during his 8 years work as a dancer with Srishti Dance Creations, a London-based Dance company. Dance Historian and Critic Ashish Mohan Khokar features him in the 2010 edition of ATTENDANCE, the annual dance magazine, as one of the Soloists of Bangalore.He has had intensive training in Bollywood dance under the ace choreographer Saroj Khan herself. He is the Artistic Director of ICFA – Iyengar Centre for Fine Arts, based in Malleshwaram, Bangalore where he trains enthusiasts in disciplines of dance, yoga and Body Kinetics. The centre also witnesses workshops, chamber concert and experimental works. He also specializes in a unique Yoga technique designed by himself for Dancers and Non dancers. Body Kinetics is a fitness module put together keeping in mind the needs and challenges faced by dancers. The four prime aspects Body, Breath, Mind and the Self that makes each one of us are addressed through this module. He travels across the globe and conducts workshops for dancers at various dance schools and Universities.

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