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Introduction
Swati Dance Company (SDC) is a South Asian Dance Company based in the Northwest region of England, founded by Dr Swati Raut, an established dance artist, choreographer, teacher and educator. SDC’s philosophy is creation and propagation of Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam through excellence in practice. SDC aims to make Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam more accessible to wider audiences in the Northwest of England and beyond by providing:
- Training in Bharatanatyam through weekly classes
- Developing and mentoring students for professional performance, preparing them for ISTD exams and Arangetram (dance graduation)
- Creating and touring traditional and creative dance performances
- Offering educational workshops in schools and communities to promote and educate people in South Asian dance and music
Training
Performance & Touring
Performance
Performance & Touring
Youth Dance
Performance & Touring
Half of Me – Feedback
Feedback from Alex Summers Associate Director, The Dukes Lancaster from the R&D sharing (July 2017) “Half of Me is an elegant and unique response to fascinating source material, quite unlike anything I’ve seen before; exploring the relationship between archetypal stories and modern phenomena through a combination of dance, text and characterisation. Performances from the outstanding youth company members shine alongside professional performers, representing the impeccable quality of Swati Dance’s youth training. It was great to see the fusion of forms you used to communicate the story of Half of Me and it had more emotional resonance I thought than the play itself. I
Half of Me – Feedback
Feedback from Alex Summers Associate Director, The Dukes Lancaster from the R&D sharing (July 2017) “Half of Me is an elegant and unique response to fascinating source material, quite unlike anything I’ve seen before; exploring the relationship between archetypal stories and modern phenomena through a combination of dance, text and characterisation. Performances from the outstanding youth company members shine alongside professional performers, representing the impeccable quality of Swati Dance’s youth training. It was great to see the fusion of forms you used to communicate the story of Half of Me and it had more emotional resonance I thought than the play itself. I
Creation and propagation of Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam through excellence in practice
Dr Swati Raut
Artistic Director
little words from artistic director
“Our mission is to creatively engage & enrich communities in the Northwest of England and beyond, through educating, exploring and sharing the experiences of Indian Classical Dance”
Swati Dance Company (SDC) is led by Dr Swati Raut, an established Bharatanatyam dance artist, choreographer, teacher and educator who has worked in the Northwest region for the last two decades. Her highly successful dance career began in the UK in 1987. Since then, Swati has not only established herself as a leading classical dance artist but has concurrently focused attention in training and developing the next generation as a teacher and workshop leader across education and in community contexts. More Info…
Swati Dance Company is currently managed by Anita Srivastava.
Anita Srivastava is an Independent Arts Manager and the Founding Director of New Dimensions Arts Management. Anita has specialist knowledge in South Asian Dance underpinned by her deep & broad interest across the dance sector. With over 20 years’ experience, Anita has a proven track record of successfully applying her marketing and management skills in the education & arts sector. Find out more
