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Michigan Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Awards
MTAAP
application form (PDF)
MTAAp application
form (word)
^MTAAP Awardees List^
Roopa Shyamasundara (l) and
Anita Sulibhavi (r)
Photo by LuAnne Kozma
Roopa Shyamasundara
2009 master artist
Rochester Hills (Oakland County)
Indian Bharatanatyam dance
Roopa Shyamasundara was born in India where she learned to dance classical
Indian dance from noted dance instructors and gurus, with dance scholarships
from the government of India. After graduating with degrees in dance and
a career of performance, she moved to Rochester Hills and she founded the
Nrityollasa Centre for Performing Arts dance academy where she has taught
bharatanatyam dance for 17 years. Currently she has over 50 students attending
the academy. Apprentice Anita Sulibhavi, also of Rochester Hills, has been
studying dance with Roopa for seven years. Now 14, Anita studied bharatanatyam
in one-on-one sessions with Roopa through this apprenticeship to work on
techniques such as hand gestures, facial expressions, improvised footwork
and varnum, a complex dance routine combining dance with expression. |
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