Lata Pada (ಲತಾ ಪಾದ) | |
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| Born | Lata 7 November 1947 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Education | Learnt under master teachers Kalaimamani Kalyanasundaram, and Padmabhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan. |
| Alma mater | Elphinstone College in Mumbai |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher and Author |
| Known for | Bharatanatyam |
| Spouse(s) | Vishnu pada, Hari Ventakacharya |
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| Website | www |
Lata Pada,[1] (ಲತಾ ಪಾದ) CM (born 7 November 1947[2]) is an Indian-born Canadian choreographer and Bharatanatyam dancer. Pada is the founder and artistic director of Sampradaya Dance Creations, a dance company that performs South Asian dance. She is also the founder and director of Sampradaya Dance Academy, a leading professional dance training institution that is the only South Asian dance school in North America affiliated with the prestigious, UK-based Imperial Society for Teachers of Dancing.[3][4] Pada founded the dance company in 1990; Pada said that she founded the company because she wanted to showcase Bharatantyam dance as an art form throughout the world.[5][6] Pada is known as an influential figure in South Asian-style dance in Canada.[7]
- ^ Nartaki, Interview, May, 2001, Lata Pada - Choreographer
- ^ "Biography". Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ Walker, Susan. "Call it South Asian dance HQ." The Toronto Star. 30 May 2008.
- ^ Kopun, Francine. "When the only thing left is hope." The Toronto Star. 25 August 2007.
- ^ "“B2” a collaboration between Sampradaya Dance Creations and Ballet Jorgen Archived 20 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine." Harbourfront Centre. Retrieved on 10 December 2008.
- ^ " Sampradaya Dance Creations Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved on 10 December 2008.
- ^ "Daring and innovative." The Telegraph. Retrieved on 10 December 2008.