Natyasri
Bharathanatyam dancing in the UK
Who is Geetha Sridhar?
Geetha is a professional dancer, performer, tutor and choreographer with a career spanning over 20 years. Whilst she is firmly established in the conventional style of Bharathanatyam, her expertise extends in to new experimental choreographic works, giving it a contemporary touch. Geetha combines other disciplines of yoga, Kalari and free style movements with bharathanatyam.
Geetha Sridhar hails from a family of artists. She jointly performs with her sister Sukanya Ramesh, a renowned South Indian film actress. The duo, known as the “Besant Nagar Sisters”, collaborate with each other to present innovative productions.
Geetha currently resides in London and is available for solo or group performances.
Dance Teaching
Geetha is a qualified dance teacher and she takes private lessons for individual students and groups at all levels.
Her expertise is in spotting young talent and starting from early stages of dance training, working with them over a period of time to make them grow into professional dancers.
“Performing on stage with Geetha is hugely enjoyable. So, what is it like? The words that jump to mind are commitment, perseverance, sensitivity to people, attention to detail and most of all a terrific sense of humour, so essential when all hell is breaking loose!”
Vidya Thirunarayan
Dancer, Ceramicist, Entrepreneur
“Geetha’s talent, professionalism, work ethic, knowledge and energy is equalled only by her modesty. We’re lucky to have a resource like her working in the UK.”
Jason Piper
Former Principal Dancer New Adventures, Richard Alston Dance Company
Community Work
Geetha is an accomplished choreographer with a long history of innovative work with her own performances as well as small group productions. In addition to her professional work she also devotes a substantial part of her time working in the community with dance workshops and charity performances. She has conducted workshops in more than 80 schools around Britain.