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DeutschRajeswari Vaidyanathan
Rajeswari Vaidyanathan | |
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| Born | Kolkata |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, Choreographer |
| Known for | International Latin Ballroom Dance |
Rajeswari Vaidyanathan is a Tedx Speaker, trainer, performer and a choreographer of International Latin Ballroom Dance forms. She is the founder of a dance school called VR DanceSport, which is the largest Latin Ballroom dance school in India providing International level social and competitive training.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Vaidyanathan is from Kolkata. She has done her MBA from ICFAI Business School. She has also done Honours in English from Loreto College under Calcutta University. A top level banker as a profession, she gave up her corporate career as Senior Vice President, to follow her passion in dance. [4]
Career
[edit]Vaidyanathan was a senior vice president at Yes Bank.She has also worked in ICICI bank, Citibank, Kotak Mahindra Bank. She is a trainer in Latin Ballroom Dance forms. She is the founder of VR DanceSport which pioneered International Latin Ballroom in India. She has also brought World Dance Council to India and hosted the largest national level Latin Ballroom dance championship in India 2015–2017. 2018 she became the Indian Ambassador to Freedom to Dance, UK. She provides International level training in various dance forms like Salsa, Bachata, ChaCha, Jive, Samba, Argentine Tango, Rumba, Waltz. She has Choreographed in 2016 Hindi film Befikre and 2020 web series A Suitable Boy[5][6][7][8]
As choreographer
[edit]Awards
[edit]- Gold & Silver Medalists in International dancesport Competitions[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dance sequences in A Suitable Boy are intricately woven into the plot: Choreographer Rajeswari Vaidyanathan". The Indian Express. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ Tariq Engineer (Nov 4, 2019). "Healing the mind". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "International Dance Day: How moving your body can calm your mind". www.mid-day.com. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "Interview: Rajeswari Vaidyanathan on finding her calling in dancesport and working with Mira Nair for A Suitable Boy | Indulgexpress". m.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ Parker, Enid Grace. "Two to Tango: The Dubai-based choreographer who made Randeep Hooda dance". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "A Suitable Boy: From Latin Ballroom To Samba, Cast Went Through These Intensive Dance Forms For The Show". Koimoi. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "'A Suitable Boy' cast had intensive dance training for the show". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ D’Souza, Mitchelle. "Dancing Queen". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "A dancer, a yogi, a chef, a coder and an angel investor wish they had NEP-like vocational courses growing up". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ Suhani Singh (November 19, 2017). "Just duet: How a bank employee swayed her way to a successful dance career". India Today. Retrieved 2021-06-17.