Smt. Poorna Kannan is an MCA Graduate and started learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 6. She completed her arangretram at a young age and has given various stage performances in Bangalore, Chennai and in Temple of Guruvayur. She currently runs the “Poornalaya School of Dance” in Basava Nagar, Bangalore where many students have given several performances and appeared for dance exams, under her guidance