Kathak is alive and thriving across the Lower Mainland. This is a friendly, community-curated directory of dancers, choreographers, and teachers — so whether you live in Surrey, Vancouver, Burnaby or anywhere in between, you can find someone close to home.
Akshaya is a Kathak performer and choreographer with two decades of training under Guru Pt. Mayur Vaidya, and a Bachelor’s in Kathak from Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal. She founded Akshaya Kathak Academy in 2023, bringing structured, immersive Kathak training t...
Amika is one of the few Kathak artists in Canada who consistently pairs performance with live classical accompaniment. Together with tabla artist and ghazal singer Cassius Khan, she has co-curated the Mushtari Begum Festival of Indian Classical Music & Dance in the Lower M...
Ghungroo Kathak Academy is a Surrey-based school affiliated with Pracheen Kala Kendra, one of India’s best-known classical-arts institutions, with students writing certified exams every year. Alongside traditional Kathak, the academy offers Bollywood-Kathak fusion and online c...
Founded in January 1987 by Alka Goel-Stevens and Shelina Virani, Kavital is one of the longest-running Indian classical dance schools in the Lower Mainland. Based in Burnaby, the school teaches both Bharata Natyam and Kathak, with a focus on grounding students in classical tec...
Palak is a Vancouver-based Kathak artist, educator, and collaborator who has performed at festivals across Canada, the United States, India, and Nepal. She presented her inaugural full solo at Place des Arts in Coquitlam in 2024, and now teaches Place des Arts’ first ongoing K...
Prajakta Trehan is a Kathak dancer originally from India who has made Surrey home, and has been quietly grooming students through her Nrityanjali Dance School at the Newton Cultural Centre for several years. She has performed Kathak in India and internationally, and her school...
Sri Shakti Academy Vancouver is the BC extension of the long-established Sri Shakti Academy (founded in Hong Kong by Ms. Neesha Jhaveri), focused on the Jankiprasad style of the Benaras Gharana of Kathak. Based on the North Shore, the academy runs regular classes, workshops, c...
TheiTaal Dance Academy teaches Kathak alongside Bharatanatyam, offering classes and workshops in Vancouver. The academy positions itself as a community space for both classical Indian forms — a good option for families who’d like siblings exploring different styles to study un...