Kalamandalam  Shobha S.Nair



Kalamandalam Shobha S.Nair need no introduction to the Dance loving Audience of Mumbai as a Guru who trains young dancers in two of the most important style of Indian Classical dances such as Bharatnatyam & mohiniattam.She puts them through rigorous practice and inspires them to reach out to the higher realm of the art.


Dances par excellence, a versatile choreographer and a much sought after & revered Guru, She is today an institution herself in Bharatnatyam & Mohiniattam & Khuchipudi, a name Kaladeepam Nritya Vidyalaya Dombivali, which is now Synonymous with Mumbai’s Cultural Heritage


She is a Torch bearer of the ‘Kerala kalamandalam’ in Bharatnatyam & Mohiniattam which is the most dominant temple dance of south India. She began her training under the able guidance of kalamandalam Satyabhama, kalamandalam Padmini, kalamandalam hymavathi and Guru Ogeshwari of Adyar Kalakshetra at Kerala Kalamandalam, Kerala. During this period she toured all over India as a performing dancer with Kerala kalamandalam Troup.


She also learned Kathakali and further training in Bharatnatyam under Guru Kalayogi T.V. Sounderrajan.


Shobha S.Nair has maintained the pristine purity of her style an elan and fine aplomb, dignity and nobility of expression. She is versatile in her creative artistry and vivacious in her gestures and movements. Her depictions of the various mythological sequences and her creative presentation and interpretation have a mystical subtleness filled with absolute devotion. This further enhances the purity of Bharatnatyam & Mohiniattam. Her Choreography has captured the dance critics and connoisseurs. She is also a Graded artist of Doordarshan Kendra, Mumbai