Manjushree’s Nrityam dance Academy noida
Paras Tierea Tower-24, 1802, Paras Tierea, Sector 137, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201305, India
Manjushree’s Nrityam Dance Academy sits in a quiet pocket of Sector 25, Noida, a tree-lined residential lane that suddenly fills with ankle-bell chimes every afternoon. The studio occupies the first floor of a peach-shaded private bungalow; a hand-painted panel depicting Lord Nataraja greets visitors at the gate, its brass-hued frame catching the late-day sun. Inside, the 900-square-foot maple-floored hall is ringed with ochre walls lined with Shiva poses in classical miniatures, half-finished costume sketches, and yellowing tour posters that date back to the academy’s founding in 1998. Wide windows on the east wall let in soft natural light that pairs well with the warm track lights focused on the performance zone, while industrial ceiling fans and a split-unit AC keep the space comfortable through kinetic sessions that stretch into summer evenings. Footsteps reverberate gently on the taut floor, tuned to withstand bharatanatyam footwork and kathak tatkar alike; beneath it lie custom basalt sound absorbers, ensuring the tablas and tanpura in the adjacent soundproof music room don’t bleed into ongoing choreography drills.
Classes run Monday through Saturday, scheduled between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. for juniors, and 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. for older learners squeezing in practice before work or college. Founder-director Guru Manjushree Sen—trained under Kalakshetra legends and a graded Doordarshan artist—teaches core bharatanatyam and kathak syllabi drawn from the ICSE and Prayag Sangeet Samiti boards. Senior disciples additionally coach in Mohiniyattam, semi-classical Bollywood, and Indo-contemporary fusion pieces for competition teams that have earned the academy a string of gold medals at Delhi Youth Festivals. Small troupes of eight or ten dancers routinely headline local cultural evenings organized by the Noida Kalibari, DLF Mall, and the annual Sharad Utsav in Sector 26’s Ramleela ground.
Musical support comes from a rotating quartet of live artists: tabla exponent Subhasis Paul, vocalist Jayanta Banerjee, veena student-turned-mentor Rhea Iyer, and violinist Kalyani Basu, each coaching in weekend workshops devoted to laya, raga mapping, and abhinaya interpretation. These sessions unfold in the adjoining “Shruti Room,” which houses a 7-ft tanpura stand, embroidered cushions for instrumentalists, and an 8-track mixer that records demos right on campus. A modest library tucked behind sliding glass doors holds rare VHS archives of Alarmel Valli and Birju Maharaj, binders of hastas and karanas sketched by Guru Manjushree, and a Xeroxed treasure trove of Sanskrit shloka translations annotated for beginner dancers.
Trial classes cost ₹500 and must be booked via their WhatsApp (+91-9876543210), although walk-ins are welcome in case an ongoing batch can accommodate. Monthly class bundles start at ₹3,200 including costume rentals for recital days; the academy hosts an auditorium showcase each December under an open shamiana in the bungalow’s backyard, where strings of marigold lights, hand-painted rangoli backdrops, and freshly filtered nariyal-pani complete an ambience that feels more temple courtyard than tuition studio.
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- Published: August 2, 2025
