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Shefali Jain is a prominent Kathak dancer and educator based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She began her Kathak training in 2002 with Gretchen Hayden at the Chhandika School of Kathak and further honed her skills under the tutelage of the late Kathak maestro Pandit Chitresh Das. Jain has also expanded her artistic repertoire by studying thumri and bhao…
Journey Timeline
2002
Began Kathak study — Started training with Gretchen Hayden.
2013
Performed in "Sita Haran" — With the Chitresh Das Dance Company at Babson College.
2015
Solo Kathak performance — At Chinmaya Mission in Andover, MA.
2016
Performed in "SHIVA" — With the Chitresh Das Dance Company at Zellerbach Hall/Cal Performances, UC Berkeley.
2016
Performed "Nari Shakti" — At the 14th Annual Woman of the Year Awards gala in Burlington, MA.
2016
Performed in "Son of the Wind" — With the Leela Dance Collective at Green Music Center, San Francisco.
2017
Performed in "California Gharana" — With the Leela Dance Collective at Aratani Theater/Irvine Barclay Theater.
2018
Solo performances — At Boston University Theater and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
2019
Performed in "Son of the Wind" — With the Leela Dance Collective at Royal Opera House, Mumbai and Ford Theaters, Los Angeles.
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Awards & Honors
- Grant Support — National Endowment for the Arts
- Grant Support — Massachusetts Cultural Council
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- Shefali Jain Wins Audiences' Heart During Her Dazzling Solo Kathak Performance
INDIA New England News
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