Support Us
TDC invites everyone to come up and contribute new ideas. And a greater plea to all those in the corporate world to come forward and be our friend, help with whatever resources you can extend and finance a young, enthusiastic yet professional firebrand of artistes to promote culture and engage in philanthropic activites for our community.
You could:
Donate cash
Sponsor costumes/accessories
Sponsor a service like videography, print, design
Fund rehearsals
Become official sponsors of any of our events
Led by contemporary dancer & choreographer, Mala Paul, TranceFusion Dance Company is made up of talented individuals who sew a rich tapestry of India's traditional and modern dances. With creative world music as the backdrop, TDC invites you into the rich and deeply spiritual Indian Culture.
Mala Paul
Director
Mala is the founder Director and Choreographer of TranceFusion Dance Company. A Graphic Designer by profession, Mala has been passionate about contemporary dances since her early years. Trained in Odissi by Smt. Sutapa Talukdar, and inspired immensely by the Uday Shankar school of dance, she has created a unique blend of Indian classical and contemporary dance styles that has won her several awards. Mala has choreographed and performed in several shows both in India and U.S. She has been teaching dance in Sacramento since 2001. Her expertise in event concept and marketing has helped bring the TDC experience to this region. In 2009, she managed the Sacramento World Music & Dance Festival that inspired her to promote the performing arts of India in the Sacramento region even more.
Hemlata Khatwani (Sonu)
Fitness Instructor
Trained in Bharat Natyam and Manipuri classical dance forms, Sonu loved to dance to the more popular Hindi film songs. She started choreographing and teaching Bollywood dance from a very early age and still continues to do so. Since 2008 she has been delving more into dance based fitness classes. Dance is not only her hobby, but her passion. It's her therapy session, and what she likes to call, her energizer bunny that keeps her going and going and going....
Mahi Nadar
Manager
Bio coming soon.
Kanchan Jahagirdar
Event Coordinator & Web Designer
An avid patron of art, Kanchan has been with TDC for over three years. She has worn several hats that include providing logistical help, teaching the kids class, costume design, website design and providing support for past events. Currently she has taken the role of being our Event Facilitator and is involved in coordinating logistics and other back end needs for our 2011-2012 events. She is also lending her Design and User Interface expertise in creating TDC's website and its implementation.
Senior Company Members
Hemlata Khatwani
Kanchan Jahagirdar
Lalita Vedula
Mala Paul
Shilpa Desai