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Sept 1992 — July 1995 |
Bachelor of Performing Arts (Dance), Northern School of Contemporary Dance |
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Sept 1995 — July 96 |
NVQ Level 4 Further & Higher Education Teaching Certificate, Joseph Priestley College, Peel Street, Morley, Leeds |
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June 1996 — Sept 96 |
Dance Leaders in the Community Certificate Cathy Middleton, Dance for Life/Yorkshire Dance |
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June 1996 |
Word Processing Stage 1 - Distinction Joseph Priestley College, Peel Street, Morley, Leeds |
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July 2000 |
Information Technology 1 — Distinction, Bradford University |
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Sept 97 — July 99 |
Art History Modules, Bradford University |
Employment History
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Sept 1997 - Present |
Artistic Director DiVeRsitY - A Contemporary Approach to South Asian Dance. Working in over 200 schools throughout the country. |
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October 1996 — Sept 97 |
Dance Worker - Unniti, SouthAsian Dance Agency |
Courses Attended/Training
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November 97 |
The Role of Arts in Society, Bretton Hall |
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January 98 |
Dance in the Primary School, Bretton Hall |
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February 99 |
CAPE Artists Training, Liverpool |
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July 99 Yorkshire |
Arts - Sports & the Arts, Barnsley |
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March 2000 |
Arts & Disability - Sharing Care Residential, Leeds |
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Summer 2000 |
Bradford Artists in Schools Training Day |
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July 2000 |
Jabadao — Early Years & the Arts, Birmingham |
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July 2000 onwards |
Various Arts Exchange — Asian Arts Development |
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Nov 97 onwards |
Various Dance Conferences & Courses |
Large Scale Projects
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October 2002 |
Elements — three London performances for Triveni |
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July 2002 |
Commonwealth Games — Crazy Masala Club — Chol |
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July 2002 |
Mind the Gap, Bradford — summer school |
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July 2002 |
South Asian Arts, Leeds — summer School |
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July 2002 |
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield — summer school |
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June 2002 |
Crucible — Sheffield Children’s Festival |
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May 2002 |
Debut Kathak Solo — Alhambra Studio, Bradford |
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April 2002 |
Ludus Dance Agency, Lancashire — 4 month dance project |
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Feb 2002 |
Choreographer — Unsuitable Girls, Pilot Theatre Company. National tour including Leicester Haymarket & Lyric Theatre, London |
Previous Projects
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January 2001 |
Chol Theatre & Crucible — Little Room of the Big Questions |
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July 2000 |
Choreographer — Jungle Book, Lawrence Batley Theatre |
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July 2000 — Present |
Sheffield Children’s Festival, Crucible Theatre |
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January — July 2000 |
Mind... the Gap, co-ran a Youth Group |
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Sept 98 — Sept 99 |
Pyramid of Arts Sharing Care - South Asian Special Needs Group & Swarthmore Special Needs Group - Dance Worker |
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Sept 98 - Present |
Oriental Arts — Dance, Music & Storytelling Coordinator |
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July 1997-Present |
Bradford Festival & Artists in Schools Projects Westbourne, Whetley First, Green Lane, Burley Middle |
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July 97 |
Choreographer — Dance Project with SAMPAD in Toronto, Canada with the National Ballet of Canada |
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Feb 1997 |
Co-choreographer for SAMPAD, Goddess of the Mahi River, Symphony Hall, Birmingham |
Company Performances
- Krishna Dances
- Lamps at Midnight
- West Indian
Plus over 50 performances of Solo work throughout the country including theatres, conferences, schools & colleges, community centres, temples, art galleries, museums.