Dhwani Mehta (née Bhatt) currently resides in Barcelona. She is an affiliate member of the Imperial Society for Teachers of  Dancing. She was born and brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in a family with a strong cultural and artistic tradition. She started dancing as early as she learned to walk, which led to her receiving formal training in Bharat Natyam, a classical Indian dance form, at an early age of 7, and before her 13th birthday she had already performed her ‘Arangetram’ and had finished her Bacherlor’s Certification in Dance. For last two decades Dhwani has been associated with Dance, as a performer, as a choreographer, as a teacher and above all, as a student. She has learnt various western dances like Tango, Salsa and Ball-room dancing from SPIN Academy. She has attended several workshops of Shiamak Davar Institute of Performing Arts on Bollywood fusion dancing. She has also received training on initial level Kathak from Maulik Shah & Ishira Parikh’s Academy. She has choreographed numerous ‘Bollywood-Medley’ shows, Folk performances and semi-classical shows. She has been associated with schools as well as dance groups as a teacher and instructor, wherein she has had the opportunity to teach dancing to people of all ages, professionals and amateurs alike.
 
Member
ISTD (Imperial Society for Teachers of Dancing) - Profile on ISTD

• Affiliated member in South Asian Dance category
• Students can take exams from Grade 1 to Vocational qualification ( scores currently can be added to UCAS points )

Dance Education & Training

Nritya Bharti Academy of Dance

• Advanced course of Bharat Natyam. 1995-1996
• Complete course of Bharat Natyam (Margam). 1989-1994

Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal

• Cleared Certificate exams in Bharat Natyam upto ‘Madhyama Pratham’. (Equivalent of Bachelor level University Qualification)

Shiamak Davar Institute of Performing Arts

• Participated in four Contemporary Fusion Dance workshops 

Maulik Shah & Ishira Parikh Dance Academy

• Learnt beginners’ level Kathak – A classical Indian dance form

Spin Dance Academy

• Attended courses on different western dances like, Salsa, Tango and Ball-Room dancing

Nupura, Barcelona Spain

• Certificate Workshop (15-hour intensive) in Kathak, With Guru Fasi-Ur-Rahman

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