Best Indian Classical Dance Classes in Boston

My daughter has been learning Bharatanatyam at Neha Parikh’s dance studio for almost 3 years. Neha teaches Bharatanatyam in a way that emphasizes all aspects of the classical dance. From hand gestures, posture, facial expressions, to footwork, Neha teaches the art of Bharatanatyam exquisitely. She is a wonderful teacher with a work ethic to applaud.

Both my daughters learn Bharatanatyam from Guru. Neha Parikh from a young age. Neha’s exquisite choreography, emphasis in perfecting the posture of Bharatnatyam and attention to minute details brings out the best in kids. My kids and I see her not just as a dance guru but someone who helps mills their personality, teaches them discipline, value of hard work and respect for the arts. She is undoubtedly the best dance teacher in this area.

My daughter learned Bharatanatyam from Neha Parikh (artistic director) since the age of 4. She did her arangetram in 2022. Neha is a talented dancer, who is also versed in getting her students to embrace our indian culture through dance; her unique choreographies, attention to detail, and ability to bring expression in her students is just remarkable. I never thought my daughter would be ever able to perform for 2+ hours on stage with live musicians; it was a remarkable experience for all of us, and a day that built great memories for all. Neha's passion, hard work, tremendous abilities in choreographing pieces to best suit the student, enables her to grow her students in nritya (dance), abhinaya (expression) and overall passion for this art form. If you are debating whether to enroll your child in dance, please don't think any longer, its definitely worth it, more so with a teacher like Neha, every penny is well spent! Beginning years you won't see it, but later as your child develops love for Bhratanatyam, you will never look back and will look forward to enjoying the dance pieces with your child! If you want to see the quality of Neha's training, please watch some of the pieces of Nithya Arun's arangetram, in youtube.

Neha is an amazing teacher. She is always punctual, dedicated to her work. She is perfect to be a classical dance teacher .

Guru Mona is very caring and welcoming teacher and treats her students like family. I have been learning Kathak for over 10 years from Guru Mona. She is very creative and talented and all the productions and performances of Mona's Dance Academy reflect the beauty of the classical form of Kathak. I enjoy all the dance classes and look forward to them every week with enthusiasm. Guru Mona has an attention to detail and breaks down the performance to multiple steps as she focuses the student to master each movement in the most beautiful way. She is very patient and supportive and encourages all students to appreciate, love and respect dance. The students learn multiple aspects of Kathak such as graceful hand and foot movements, intricate expressions and theory/background of the dance. The variety of performances we learn at Mona's Dance Academy makes learning and dancing very interesting - from Taranas, Aamads, Bols, Tukdas, Thodas to semiclassical and bollywood fusion. The dances are personalized to the student's capability and interest and enables them to continuously learn and improve in their dance journey. Guru Mona offers both virtual and in-person dance classes, which makes dancing more accessible for out of state students like me. Guru Mona gives opportunities to her students to perform in several global platforms. I whole heartedly recommend Mona's Dance Academy for students to learn and enjoy Kathak dance. Thank you Guru Mona for your wonderful teaching.

I joined her classes about an year ago. Mona Di has excellent teaching style. It is very personalized based on each student. She adapts her style according to the students requirement and is very accommodative. I highly recommend her class.

Both my girls have been going to Mona since they were 5 and 7 years respectively. That was almost ten years back! And they still go to her for Kathak classes every week. Mona is the best teacher they could have had. I have seen both girls grow and improve so much in their dance.

Mona has very good teaching style. It is very personalized based on each student. She works on improvement areas step by step and make them reach their best. My dancing skills and stamina has improved a great extent with her classes. I recommend her classes strongly.

Mona jee is highly professional and so supportive of her students! I started Kathak on a whim after watching my sister’s class. Though I was incredibly nervous and awkward at first, Mona Jee taught me how to use my nervous, awkward limbs to create something beautiful. She helped me build my confidence and has been supportive and understanding through so much! No one does it like her.

Mona is a great teacher who is committed to the art . She is very innovative and makes sure students of every age enjoy and learn the techniques of the dance form.

My daughter has been learning Bharathanatyam from Neha Parikh for the past 12 years; she has learned not only the technique but has learned to emote and combine really well Abhinaya and Nrithya. Neha’s passion, dedication, attention to detail and her tremendous patience are the reason why I choose her as the guru for my daughter. Neha’s choreographies are tailored to the student’s capabilities and she knows how to get the most and best out of every student. Her choreographies are unique, powerful, detailed, intricate and very entertaining! I really like it that Neha keeps standards really high and she challenges my daughter constantly; many times when I feel an item is coming together nicely, Neha will say it is not even close to what she expects ! My daughter will be doing her arrangetram in 2022, and through dance Neha has inspired her to work hard, be diligent to practice regularly, and to never give up ! These are lessons that would apply to everything my daughter would embark in. Neha’s biggest impact if my daughter is developing her ability to emote; Neha has been and continues to spend endless hours to get that emotion and right facial expression for every portion of the dance; for Neha it can always get better and she keeps challenging the student! It is such a delight to watch her classes.

If someone is looking for a professional classical dance teacher then search no more, “Chidambaram Nritya Kala Academy” is the right place to be. My daughter Dia has been Miss Neha’s student since last 3.5 years and each and everyday she is learning , improving and progressing. The most important part is the discipline and dedication factor that has driven us more and more towards this institution. We are proud to have Miss Neha as our classical dance teacher??

My daughter has been learning Bharatanatyam from Ms. Neha Parikh for the last 11 years and she loves it. Neha is an elegant dancer and an amazing teacher who loves to share her extensive knowledge with her students. She helps her students to understand and correct their techniques, and tries very hard to get the best out of her students.

Neha parikh is a gifted artist with extra ordinary talent and high creativity. We are very fortunate that my daughter trained and completed her Arangetram recently with spectacular performance and amazing confidence. All due credit to Neha who gives 200% to her students. I learn Bollywood dance from her and come out uplifted when I walk out of every class. I’m happy we have the best and knowledgeable teacher here in Nashua.

My daughter has been learning Bharathanatyam from Ms. Neha Parikh for the last 11 years and she loves it. Neha is an elegant dancer and an amazing teacher who loves to share her extensive knowledge with her students. She helps her students to understand and correct their techniques, and tries very hard to get the best out of her students.

My daughter and I have been taking lessons at Mona's Dance Academy. With the Covid-19 pandemic, we were worried about the discontinuity in our class schedule. But Mona made the transition to online classes so smoothly that we didn't face any difference with the face-to-face instruction. Now, we are taking our dance lessons remotely and are having super fun! Thanks Mona for making the classes so enjoyable!

I started learning Kathak with Mona about a year ago. Having never taken any kind of dance class in the past, I was surprised to see myself on stage just 3 months after starting! Mona catered to my learning pace and encouraged me throughout this past year. I have now performed with the dance academy twice and we are planning more performances for the next few months. Kathak was something I always wished to learn and I’m grateful to Mona for making this a reality. Mona is so patient and kind and all of us at Mona dance academy feel like one big family. My sister recently started taking classes with Mona and I can see her confidence building every day! Thank you Mona for being such a wonderful and patient teacher!

We're very lucky to find you Mona. While searching online, we found few schools in the area and while asking people around, everyone recommended ‘Mona's Dance Academy’. Our daughter is super happy and is always looking forward to her dance class. She has made some good friends there. Mona has an excellent chemistry with all her students be it a little kid, teen or adult student. We met some students who have been taking lessons from Mona for the last 5-6 years.

I can’t say enough about Mona’s Dance Academy. Our daughter started in this dance school when she was 3 and half and didn’t know anything about dance. Now, we can’t believe ourselves how good of a dancer she has become. Apart from her regular lessons, she goes there for dance camps during school breaks. Mona is a great teacher and choreographer and makes her classes a total fun. She also has lot of adult students and it’s a delight watching their rendition on stage. We’re truly blessed to have her as our daughter’s dance teacher.

Mona didi is an excellent kathak teacher and choreographer! She is like a friend to all her students. I began my lessons with her 6 years ago when I lived in Boston. I moved to a different town since, but I'm still continuing to take Skype lessons from her! This is a testimony to how much I enjoy them. Her classes are very reasonably priced and she flexibly accommodates the lessons to my schedule whenever I need it. My dancing has hugely improved with her. She has a keen eye for spotting even the tiniest mistakes, so she makes sure I get all the details right. I learn both the technicals of kathak as well as newly choreographed individual pieces from her, and enjoy both thoroughly. I would recommend her very highly!

My daughter has been taking Kathak lessons at Mona's Dance Academy since last few years. She's a great teacher and we are happy to find her in Boston area. I can see my daughter starting with zero experience in Kathak to a nice dancer now. She is always looking forward to her class with Mona and other kids in her group. I also recently started taking lessons from her for myself. She's an awesome teacher!

Neha Parikh is one of the finest and thoroughly professional classical dance teacher.She makes effort to get to know all of her students strengths and weaknesses ,and assists them in developing into strong dancers. I must say that her meticulous eye for detail never misses the slightest flaws,and she never ever compromises on quality.She can inspire the most ordinary of the students to achieve heights only through her selfless,sincere and dedicated efforts highlighted by discipline.

Aarohi is learning dance from past 7 years from Neha Parikh. Neha is very strict dance disciplinarian and a perfectionist. She pays lot of attention to mudras and expression . I saw Aarohi grow as a wonderful dancer under Neha's guidance.Her passion for dance continues to grow due to Neha's effort.

My daughters have been learning Bharatnatyam, a classical form of Indian dance, from Ms. Neha Parikh of the Chidambharam Nritya Kala Academy for the past 7 years. Neha Parikh has a traditional approach to teaching students Bharatnatyam while combining creative and traditional choreography for classical items. Neha has a very high standard that she encourages her students to meet while maintaining the integrity of the art form of Bharatnatyam. This results in a polish and maturity in her students' performances that is distinctive from other teachers in the area. My daughters are truly enjoying learning Bharatnatyam from Neha Parikh and I strongly recommend her as a dance teacher for students in the Boston area.

Chidambaram Nritya Kala Academy Nashua, NH is rendering excellent service in promoting Indian Cultural Arts under the much leadership and guidance of Ms Neha Parikh. The dance school is a great place to share our Indian heritage and celebrate our culture. Neha is one of the most amazing and compassionate gurus in Nashua that I have had the pleasure of meeting. Neha is absolutely devoted to each and every student! My daughter has learnt a lot about our culture through the Indian classical art form of Bharatanatyam that she has taught her. Neha also teaches Bollywood and Bollywood fusion dances. A big applaud and cheers to the years gone by.... and also many more remarkable ones to come ahead together!!

Chidambaram Nritykala Academy is your best choice for anybody looking for hardcore, authentic Bhratnatyam lessons for their kids. Neha is a great teacher. She strives for perfection. She has the knowledge, skill and great dedication necessary to transform her students into blossoming graceful dancers. She has many success stories.My daughter Arya started learning bharatnatyam at age 5. Within short time, due to her own liking and eagerness and Neha's expert coaching; Arya was able to learn a great deal! Neha also teaches Bollywood dances as per requirement. Arya and many other of her students have performed and competed in numerous bharatnatyam and Bollywood dance events over the years securing awards.

My daughter, Damini has been learning Bharatnatyam dance from Ms.Neha Parikh for the last 7 years! She's the best teacher I could ever think for my daughter in terms of discipline, instruction, perfection, execution ! Neha's quality of persistence with her students has given a new definition to so many. She's remarkably good with her creativity in Bollywood despite her artistic qualities in Bharatnatyam.

In a performance that served to showcase the slow, delicate and more rounded movements of Mohiniyattom, Parikh demonstrated superb artistry with her near-perfect nritta.

Neha Parikh also performed on the same day and it was a visual treat for the audience.

Awesome teacher