Dancing DeepaAuthor: Suchi Sairam Genre: Children - K-3rd - General Publisher: Kala Vandanam Press Date Published: 00 , 0000 ISBN-10: ISBN-13: 979-8-9860525-0-2 BUY IT AT AMAZON.COM Click here to read a sample |
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Deepa LOVES to dance. She studies a dance from India called Bharatanatyam that is like moving poetry! But since her dance is different from what her friends at school do, she isn’t sure if she should share it. Is there someone like Deepa in your class at school? What passion might you two share? Read to find out how you two are alike, how you are different, and how you could be friends to one another. |
SUCHI SAIRAM is an Indian-Texan-Minnesotan-American with her feet firmly and proudly planted in multiple cultures and identities. She is equally an engineer and artist, leader and entrepreneur, student and teacher. Suchi's 35+ year journey in the Indian classical arts as a student, teacher, dancer, choreographer, and performer alongside her long career in corporate and small businesses gives her a unique worldview. Her St. Paul, MN based dance studio and company, Kala Vandanam, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2022. Her first book, an illustrated children's book "Dancing Deepa" was inspired by her loving students at Kala Vandanam, and is dedicated to them and all of the young, aspiring dancers out there who just want to share what they love with others. Suchi has devoted her time and talents to organizations supporting science and math education for girls, financial and job training for women, the arts, and developing vibrant small businesses in her community. Her passion is to integrate the arts, leadership, and entrepreneurship to help develop great people and spread good in the world around us. Find Suchi on social media - www.instagram.com/suchisairam | www.twitter.com/suchisairam For more about Kala Vandanam - www.kalavandanam.com www.facebook.com/kalavandanam | www.instagram.com/kalavandanam
