Hithaishy Dhanan

Kuchipudi dancer, Bharatnatyam dancer

Biography

Hithaishy Dhanan, whose journey of dance began at the delicate age of four, believed in a faith. A strong faith that dance defines her past..Present..Future.. .A faith that is nurtured not just by her talent but also her audience and critics.

Hithaishy is a promising Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi danseuse. She had the good fortune of learning under the guidance of the great exponents Guru Smt. Choodamani Rao and Guru Smt. Radha Sridhar(Bharathanatyam), Smt. Gopika Verma(Abhinaya), Smt. Vyjayanthi Kashi and Kalaimamani Smt. Uma Muralikrishna (Kuchipudi).

Hithaishy’s focus, passion and perspective has helped her learn much, in very less time. After her graduation in Architecture, she proceeded to successfully complete Post Graduation Diploma in Choreography at the Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography, under the able guidance of Dr. Maya Rao.

She has even secured a Gold Medal, for her outstanding performance in the Masters Degree of Performing Arts (Bangalore University). She’s also a graded artist with National Broadcast (Doordarshan).

After her Arrangetram at the age of 7, there was no looking back. The prolific dancer has performed in more than 350 shows and festivals spread across the country, at places like Mysore, Madikere, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Shravanabelgola, Ananthpur and so on…

Hithaishy is a versatile artist, her talent is not limited to just dance but also engulfs acting and theatre. She is a known personality of television shows.

Her skills are well acclaimed in Krishna nee begane bar| Bisilu kudere| Sangeetha laheri and Jagruthi. She has also been a part of Sanskrit plays such as Ramayana and Kukudruma.

Hithaishy is a part time architect, an effortless artist and a born danseuse, but her soul feels specially elated when she shares her knowledge with students at HithaNrithya her humble dance school.

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Hithaishy Dhanan performing in Bharatnatyam program

Hithaishy Dhanan in solo performance

Hithaishy Dhanan showing different moods in her Kuchipudi performance

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Hithaishy Dhanan Performing in Bharatnatyam style

Hithaishy Dhanan performing in Kuchipudi program

Hithaishy Dhanan showing different expressions in Bharatnatyam performance

Career

As she posses multifaceted talent she worked in different projects and events in Kuchipdi, Bharatnatyam such as :

Solo performances in Kuchipudi are:

• Dasyam youth festival in 2010,

• Nrithya dhaare organized by Ananya charitable trust, 2010,

• Nrithyabharathi Dance Festival in Hyderabad, 2010,

• Bharathotsava Festival in Hubli, 2010, wherein awarded with “BHARATHASHREE”

• Kannada koota , UAE, 2010,

• Baliyatra festival , Cuttack, 2010.

• Vasundharothsava 2010 , Dec at Mysore.

• Cuttack mahotshava, International Music and Dance Festival, Jan 2011.

• Brahma Gana Sabha Dance Festival , Jan 2011.

• Indradhanush festival 2011 in New Delhi.

• Natyanjali Dance Festival ,Thiruvarur, Kumbakonam March 2011.

• Every Friday Cultural Evening Programme, ICCR, Bengaluru in April 2011.

• Naveen kalakar, Bhubaneshwar in June 2011.

• Dasyam swathi nrithyothsavam , Chennai in August 2011.

• Soorya festival in Trivandrum, OCT 2011.

• Uday Shankar Festival, Govt. Of West Bengal, Kolkata, Dec 2011.

• Pragjyothi International Dance Festival , Guwahati, Assam , Feb 2012.

• Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha ,Chennai, Feb 2012.

• Krishna TV , Chennai Feb 2012.

• Shivarathri , Kapaleshwara Temple, Mylapore, chennai Feb 2012.

• Guruvayur Krishna Temple , Kerala , Feb 2012.

• Natrani festival, at Ahmedabad in April 2012.

• Performance at Townsville, Queensland, Australia in April 2012.

• Performance at Newcastle,NSW, Australia in April 2012

• Raindrops festival, organized by Samved, Mumbai in July 2012.

• Aadi Natya Vizha at Brahma Gana Sabha,Chennai in July 2012.

Group Performances are:

• ‘BITS’ , Pilani in 1998.

• Bangalore Habba in 2005.

• Bijapur Navarapurna festival in 2006.

• Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

• Vasnthosava in Davangere in 2006.

• Karavali Festival in Mangalore in 2007.

• Vachana vaibhava in Koodala Sangama in 2007.

• Bidar Utsav

• Sahayadri Uthsava in 2008.

• "PRAKRUTHI", Choreography by Smt.Uma Muralikrishna for Bharat kalachar , dec 2011.

• "PRAKRUTHI" for Naada Neeranjanam, Tirupati in Feb 2012.

Bharatanatyam Performances by Hithaishy Dhanan

• Lakshadeepothsava at Dharmastala in 1993.

• Bharmothsava festival at Tirupati in the years 1994 and 2000

Programs

Kuchipudi recital by Hithaishy Dhanan.

Hithaishy is a promising Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi danseuse. After her Arrangetram at the age of 7, there was no looking back. The prolific dancer has performed in more than 350 shows and festivals spread across the country, at places like Mysore, Madikere, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Shravanabelgola, Ananthpur and so on…

Bharatnatyam recital by Hithaishy Dhanan.

Awards & Achievements

She has even secured a Gold Medal, for her outstanding performance in the Masters Degree of Performing Arts (Bangalore University). She’s also a graded artist with National Broadcast(Doordarshan). Arrangetram at the age of 7