Founder and artistic director

Nithya Remesan, a perfectionist in Indian dancing brings to Melbournians an opportunity to learn the dance that has taken Australia by storm! Bollywood Dancing!!

With extensive experience in Indian Classical and Folk Dancing and a passion for perfecting the art of Classy Bollywood Dancing, Nithya would like to invite all aspiring Bollywood Dancers to join Natya Bollywood Dance Session to learn the beautiful art of Indian Dancing to fabulous Indian music & just as importantly... GET FIT!!

At the age of 3, Nithya began learning the Indian Classical Dance, Bharathanatyam. She also expanded her talents into the realms of Calisthenics and another Indian Classical Dance, Kuchipudi. She has choreographed and performed a vast variety of Indian dances at numerous cultural functions and created her first dance troupe at age of 16. Such a diverse dancing experience and knowledge has given her the base and foundation to become not only a fabulous Indian Dancer, but a passionate teacher and choreographer...

Nithya completed her degrees in Animal Science & Accounting and works full time as an Assistant Accountant for Reading Entertainment Australia.

Under the training of talented Bollywood Dance teacher & choreographer, Nithya Remesan, you will be soon become the inspirational dancer you only ever dreamt of becoming.

Dr. Helma Antony – Website Manager

Helma initially joined Natya Bollywood in early 2007 as part of a show. Coming from varying dancing backgrounds herself, she was inspired by Nithya’s talents and more importantly, the unique Bollywood dancing style portrayed by Natya Bollywood. Helma’s passion for dancing led her to join Natya Bollywood as a dance instructor. Her journey to dance started at the age of 7 and includes Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattam, Indian folk (classical & traditional), Bollywood dancing and Hip-hop. Over the years, she has been actively involved with choreographing and dancing for various shows in India and Melbourne. But since she joined Natya Bollywood, dancing has been a thrilling adventure to her.

Helma is qualified with a doctorate in Biotechnology and by day, is a research scientist. Motivated by the Natya Bollywood objective, she joined the committee and has been keen in all its endeavours, especially website maintenance & editing.
 

Mithra Sivanathan – Accountant

Originally from Sydney, Mithra moved to Melbourne for a change in lifestyle. She was looking for something fun, challenging, active and rewarding. With no dancing background but a passion for learning to dance, Mithra discovered Natya Bollywood and joined the dance school in late 2006. Since then, she has performed at a number of shows and is now immensely enjoying the art and style of Natya Bollywood dancing.

Mithra's day time job as an accountant was seen as a handy asset by the other Natya Bollywood Committee members and hence it landed her the role of the accountant of Natya Bollywood. As you can imagine, this role involves keeping a 'close eye' on the numbers. Being a member of the Natya Bollywood Committee has not only allowed Mithra to appreciate the objective of the school but also provided her the opportunity to make some great friends.

Zadia Lenders - Marketing & Advertising Manager

Zadia joined Natya Bollywood in mid 2007 looking for an opportunity to learn Bollywood dancing while getting fit at the same time. Finding Nithya a most excellent and passionate teacher, Zadia would not dream of missing a class and continues to learn to dance. She has now had the opportunity to perform in a number of shows and her love for this gorgeous art form continues to grow.

Zadia's role within the Natya Bollywood Committee is that of Marketing Manager, where she hopes to spread the word about the school and the joy that bollywood dancing brings. Zadia has over 15 years working in the music industry and by day, runs her own business "Go2Girl" which specialises in marketing,event management and sponsorship management for small to medium businesses and NFP organisations predominantly in the arts. Details can be found on this link.