Ramya Harishankar is the artistic director of the Irvine based Arpana Dance Company (ADC), a premier school of Bharata Natyam in California. A senior disciple of legendary gurus, her solo career extending over five decades has taken her all over the world – performing extensively in India, Asia, Europe, Australia, and N. America. At her school, she has taught several hundred students spanning three generations since 1982. More recently, Harishankar has been sharing online sessions on the intricacies of abhinaya/interpretive dance with teachers and keen students of dance, both nationally and internationally.
