My Compelling Story

Pooja Pant Dance Company is a professional dance troupe based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. It is the brainchild of Pooja Pant, a performer, choreographer, and dance teacher. Pooja has learnt Kathak under the esteemed guidance of Guru Smt Rajashree Shirke for 15 years. Having completed Masters in Kathak, she also holds a diploma in dance from the Lasya Centre for Dance Education and Research, affiliated to the SNDT University and has been taking advanced training in Kathak from Pandit Arjun Mishra. She has performed solo at various prestigious festivals across India like Mumbai Festival, Kala Ghoda Festival, Umang Series (NCPA), Haridas Sammelan, Monsoon Festival, Durga Festival, etc. She has recently been awarded the Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Award in Kathak. Having been awarded the Menaka Trophy by the Mumbai University and the Singaar Mani by the Sur Singaar Samsad, Pooja has been teaching young children at her academy for the past five years. She has performed solo and group Kathak at corporate events for companies like PepsiCo India, ICC Award Function, Printweek India Award Function, CRISIL, Dances of India, TIFR, DIESL Award Function, etc. She has choreographed for and performed with dance and theatre artists like Late Sachin Shankar, Late Chetan Datar, Neeraj Kabi, Ramu Ramanathan, Shaili Satyu, and Atul Tiwari in plays like Ghost, Grey Elephants in Denmark, Suvar Chala Space Ko, Pillars of the Community, Taus Caman Ki Myna, etc.