Lata Pada
Lata Pada, (ಲತಾ ಪಾದ) CM (born 7 November 1947) is an Indian-born Canadian choreographer and Bharatanatyam dancer. Pada is the founder and artistic director of Sampradaya Dance Creations, a dance company that performs South Asian dance. She is also the founder and director of Sampradaya Dance Academy, a leading professional dance training institution that is the only South Asian dance school in North America affiliated with the prestigious, UK-based Imperial Society for Teachers of Dancing. Pada founded the dance company in 1990; Pada said that she founded the company because she wanted to showcase Bharatantyam dance as an art form throughout the world. Pada is known as an influential figure in South Asian-style dance in Canada.
Lata Pada (ಲತಾ ಪಾದ) | |
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| Born | Lata 7 November 1947 Bombay, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Education | Learnt under master teachers Kalaimamani Kalyanasundaram, and Padmabhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan. |
| Alma mater | Elphinstone College in Mumbai |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher and Author |
| Known for | Bharatanatyam |
| Spouse(s) | Vishnu pada, Hari Ventakacharya |
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| Website | www |
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