Kalanidhi Dance

Kalanidhi Dance Showcasing the beauty, complexity and depth of Kuchipudi through performance and education. Get our Kalanidhi Dance has captivated audiences in the U.S.

and around the world, demystifying the rich and ancient tradition of Kuchipudi dance through exquisitely conceptualized and choreographed performances. It has also trained and developed new generations of Kuchipudi dancers in the U.S, while touring with them across the country and in India and South East Asia. Kalanidhi Dance aspires to maintain an uncompromising commitment to the highest standard

s of the Indian classical dance tradition while pushing its boundaries to experiment with different forms of artistic expression in dance to access new audiences.

05/31/2026

Our senior dance students doing the first Misram jathi🤍

05/19/2026

Our hearts are full of gratitude after our Annual Student Showcase yesterday! ✨

Watching our students light up the stage with confidence, dedication, and joy was truly inspiring.

A heartfelt thank you to our students, families, teachers, volunteers. We are deeply grateful to everyone who joined us and celebrated this special evening of dance, tradition, and togetherness. đź’›

Our Annual Student Showcase is coming up on Sunday, May 17th at 4:00 PM at the Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring, MD...
05/16/2026

Our Annual Student Showcase is coming up on Sunday, May 17th at 4:00 PM at the Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring, MD!

Students will be presenting work they’ve been developing over the past several months — they have been putting in a lot of hard work, joy, and passion into their steps, movements, and expressions!

We’d love to have you there to support our dear students!

Tickets available at https://www.kalanidhi.org/upcoming-events/annual-student-showcase-2026

Mark your calendars for an exciting June with the incredible Amrita Lahiri!We are thrilled to host Amrita for two specia...
05/13/2026

Mark your calendars for an exciting June with the incredible Amrita Lahiri!

We are thrilled to host Amrita for two special events: a workshop where she will teach one of her choreographies, and a performance of Nritya Vistra.

For registration details and tickets, visit the links in our bio or go to www.kalanidhi.org đź’ś

05/07/2026

From delicate abhinaya to dynamic footwork, experience Kuchipudi’s many textures in Nritya Vistar by Amrita Lahiri presented by Kalanidhi Dance on Friday, June 19th at 7:00pm in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Maryland!

Tickets link available in our bio or get here - https://www.kalanidhi.org/upcoming-events/amrita-lahari-nrityavistar

05/05/2026

Our young students participated in the KAGW’s Talent Time competition and they won first prize for the classical dance group section! We are so proud - great job girls! ♥️

Kalanidhi Dance is excited to share that we are also hosting a workshop by Amrita Lahiri June! 🥰In this workshop, she’ll...
05/03/2026

Kalanidhi Dance is excited to share that we are also hosting a workshop by Amrita Lahiri June! 🥰

In this workshop, she’ll be teaching one of her choreographies, Jatadhara Shankara — a beautiful Shiva invocatory piece. It’s a wonderful chance to learn from her and engage with her work more closely and see her process! ♥️

For more information please visit the link in bio or go here — https://www.kalanidhi.org/upcoming-events/kuchipudi-workshop-with-amritalahiri

If you’re interested in this workshop please dm us or email [email protected] 🤍

04/29/2026

On this International Dance Day, we celebrate the beloved art form that connects us all… Kuchipudi! ♥️

Across generations, across journeys, we come together through movement — learning, growing, and sharing this art form as one community.

Grateful to be part of a lineage that continues to inspire, while dancing forward with so many passionate artists beside us. 🤍

Here’s to the joy, discipline, and storytelling that lives in every step.

Here is an excerpt from Kalanidhi Dance’s 25th anniversary in 2016 ✨

04/24/2026

Our wonderful company dancers, .nair and , performed for the Indian Embassy recently and we wanted to share a little glimpse into their performance.

We thank the Indian embassy and the Indian Ambassador sir for inviting us to showcase Kuchipudi. 🤍

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6816 Bradley Boulevard
Bethesda, MD
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Wednesday 9am - 8pm
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