POOJA KHANDELWAL
Artist

About Pooja

Pooja Khandelwal

For as long as she can remember, there has been dance. Pooja’s formal training began at the age of six with Bharatanatyam, before she moved into contemporary, ballet, jazz and salsa training under M.S. Sreedhar at Body Language, Alliance Française de Bangalore, where she learned the discipline that has stayed with her since.

After moving to the United States, she found her way to Kathak — not a return to childhood dance, but a discipline she chose as an adult, and has trained in for close to a decade.

Kathak Artistic Lineage

Pandit Durga Lal → Pandita Uma Dogra → Smt. Sayali Goswami → Pooja

Currently within the legacy of Pandit Durga Lal, and under Pandita Uma Dogra and Smt. Sayali Goswami.

Training
Pandita Uma Dogra
Smt. Sayali Goswami
M.S. Sreedhar
Practice
Performance & Choreography
Kathak
Contemporary & Freestyle
Education
Bachelor of Kathak Dance
Samved Society for Performing Arts, Mumbai · 2025
Doctorate of Business Administration
Westcliff University
M.A. Luxury & Fashion Management
Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Design
National Institute of Fashion Technology

Let’s bring Kathak to your stage.

Open to invitations from universities, museums, cultural institutions and community organizations.

Get in touch
Instagram·pooja.k.11@gmail.com
© Pooja Khandelwal · Bay Area, CA