NAYANAVA SARMA

Energetic and passionate Dance Instructor with extensive experience in developing curriculum and conducting classes for students of all ages. Aims to leverage skills in Bharatanatyam and Sattriya dance forms to foster creativity and talent in a leading dance academy, enhancing student engagement through innovative dance projects and performances.

• Secured 1st position in Guwahati Doordarshan TV Serial 'NUPUR', a modern dance competition, at the age of 5 years in 2001.
• Secured 1st position in All Assam Classical Dance Competition in the year 2003.
• Secured 3rd position in Modern dance competition in International Himalayan Cultural Festival in the year 2003.
• Secured 1st position in classical dance competition at ALCHERINGA, IIT Guwahati in the year 2009.
• Awarded Best Dance Artist of Gauhati Commerce College for 3 successive years from 2014-16
• Represented Assam in SCOTLAND and DHAKA in International festivals.
• Presented Bharat Natyam, Sattriya and other form of dances (Contemporary, Modern, Bollywood music) at various places of India namely Delhi,Chennai,Bangalore, Mysore, Bhubaneswar, Agartala, Shillong, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Mussoorie, Mumbai, Shimla, Orissa, Dehradun, Chitrakoot, Siliguri, Kolkata.
• Performed Sattriya Dance recital in India International Dance Festival (IIDF) Bangalore on 24th & 25th of August 2019 at Shukra Auditorium, Bangalore and have received the title of Future Faces Award.
• Approved artist of All India Radio, Guwahati Radio Centre in BORGEET.
• Acted and played the lead roles in many Short Films, TV serials and Music Videos, namely, Mayamriga (2011), Champawati (2006), Gamusa (2005), SilonirJiyekor Sadhu (2004), Mritabrihanga (2004)
• Performed Sattriya Dance in NRITYA PARVA organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi in 2017.

• Graduate in BHARATANATYAM and SATTRIYA Dance.
• Completed ARANGETRAM under the guidance of Guru Monisha Devi Goswami in the year 2009 from Bhatkhande Sangit Vidyapith, Lucknow at the age of 14 years.
• Completed Six Years Performing Art Course in SATTRIYA DANCE from internationally famed institution of Assam 'Nartan Kala Niketan' and acquired Nritya Visharad title with 1st division in 2015 and also completed 'Gunin (Nritya Visharad) in Sattriya dance from Sangeet Sattra Pariksha Parishad in 2015 under the guidance of Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Ramkrishna Talukdar and eminent Sattriya dance artist Smt. Rumi Talukdar.
• Completed 'VISHARAD' in vocal under the guidance of Guru Sasanka Kumar Kalita from Bhatkhande Sangit Vidyapith, Lucknow.

• Date of Birth: 06/13/95
• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Single