Ankur Ballal has made classical dance palatable for all. Men, women and children of varying ages can participate and appreciate Kathak and Odissi, perhaps the main reason for its mass appeal. He is a a senior artist of Smitalay. Ankur Ballal has been trained by Guru Jhelum Paranjape at Smitalay, Mumbai for 18 years and has been a part of all the Smitalay productions.
This graded artist of Doordarshan has performed in major festivals of India and has worked with the likes of Hema Malini, Jaya Prada, Jaaved Jaffrey, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, etc. Presently, he is the teacher at Smitalay and works with special kids too. Ankur has done movies and dramas as well as serials. Ankur Ballal is an assistant choreographer to Guru Jhelum Paranjape at Smitalay.
Ankur Ballal's devotion to dance has no bounds. He eats, drinks and sleeps dance. This devotion of his, added with a natural body grace makes him an adept dancer.