WORK EXPERIENCE
- THE ALVIN AILEY EXTENSION New York, NY
- Masala Bhangra Workout® Instructor May 2009 – Present
- LOCUST PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Stamford, CT
- Masala Bhangra Workout® Instructor, Ballet, Tap, and Jazz Dance Instructor for children & adults Aug 2008 – Present
- REEBOK SPORTS CLUB/NY New York, NY
- Masala Bhangra Workout® Instructor April 2009 – Present
- EOS CLUB Gaeta, Italy
- Masala Bhangra Workout® Instructor July 2010
- FITNESS FIRST GYM Mumbai, India
- The Masala Bhangra Workout® Instructor (special event MBW® Master Class) Dec 2009
- EQUINOX GYM New York, NY
- Masala Bhangra Workout® Instructor and jazz/hip-hop dance instructor October 2008 – Present
- NEW YORK HEALTH AND RACQUET CLUB New York, NY
- Masala Bhangra Workout® Instructor and Cardio Sculpt Instructor Sept 2008 – Present
- CRUNCH GYM New York, NY
- Masala Bhangra Workout® Instructor, Ballet Dance Instructor and Cardio Sculpt Instructor Jan 2007 –Present
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
- ALESSANDRA BELLONI’S “SPIDER DANCE:TARANTELLA” New York, NY – Corps Dancer – contemporary ballet and Italian Folk Dance January 2011
- SELF MAGAZINE’S “SELF WORKOUT IN THE PARK” New York, NY -Masala Bhangra Dancer May 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 – Performed Indian dance fitness choreography for over 5,000 people in Central Park
- 2008 HIGHWAY TO HEALTH FAIR & FESTIVAL New York, NY – Masala Bhangra Personality and Dancer May 2008 – Lead Indian dance fitness choreography for over 500 people in a charity event for inner-city children
- ASIAN AMERICAN ARTS ALLIANCE GALA New York, NY – Masala Bhangra Dancer Oct 2006 – Performed Indian dance for 500 people in honor of Asian American artists & performers such as Mira Nair, B.D. Wong et al.
VIDEO APPEARANCES & PRESS (BROADCAST & PRINT)
- The Masala Bhangra Workout®…Hollywood Bollywood Style (workout instructional video – release date Feb 15, 2010)
- The Bar Bhangra Workout™ (workout instructional video – release date Feb 15, 2010)
- New Woman Magazine (India – Jan 2010 issue)
- WFMY News 2 (North Carolina/triad coverage – Jan 3, 2010)
- Forsyth Woman Magazine (Jan 1, 2010)
- WXII News 12 (North Carolina/triad coverage – Dec 23, 2009)
- Oprah’s The Dr. Oz Show (National coverage – Oct 7, 2009)
- WPIX11 Morning News (New York market – June 11, 2009)
- NBC’s The Today Show with Hoda & Kathy Lee (National coverage – Mar 3, 2009)
- TBS’s Movie & A Makeover (National coverage – Jan 1, 2009)
- CW11 Morning News (New York market – Oct 20, 2008)
EDUCATION
- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY
- Bachelor in Music, Minor: Italian 2000-2005
- STAMFORD CITY BALLET Stamford, CT
- Ballet, Pointe – under the direction of Allegra Kent and Dieter Riesle 1989-2000
- CENTER STAGE DANCE STUDIO Stamford, CT
- Jazz, Tap – under the direction of JoAnn Lorusso 1985-2000
SKILLS
Certified in AFAA, CPR, The Masala Bhangra Workout®, Fluent in Italian with EU/US dual citizenship and dual passports