Ananda lectures often on the many nuances of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, bringing together, the grammar, intricacies, approach and philosophy of both styles. Energetic, dynamic, lively and invigorating are the adjectives used by students, even as they are primed to stretch the boundaries of the idiom of the dance.

A deeply engaging teacher, Ananda’s dance master classes and workshops, while providing the student with an understanding of the brick and mortar of the choreography itself, concurrently is also like an open source code, that the student can then work upon. Herself hailed as an extraordinary artist for in depth expression or abhinaya, Ananda’s master classes have been hailed as path-breaking, even as she demystifies and makes contemporary, the traditional dance itself.

A brilliant soloist and a renowned ensemble choreographer, Ananda, brings these multi-talents, to train the student in the solo form, simultaneously exploring the ensemble idiom.