Academic/Professional
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Started performing when
she was still in teens Chetna has performed at several prestigious
dance festivals, music conferences and cultural functions in Mumbai,
Kolkata, Delhi, Chandigarh, Vrindavan, Dhanbad. Her performances
abroad include in Europe (1993), Japan, USA (1982), Middle East
(1979), USA (1969-70).
She was invited for Kuopio Dance Festival, Finland, Hong Kong Academy,
Hong Kong, Bharat Cultural Lodge, Bangkok and at International Dance
Symposium, Seoul for performing and holding lecture-demonstration.
She has also choreographed numerous Kathak items and taught dance at
Ali Akbar College of Music, San Francisco (USA)
She was a jury-member for International Ballet Competition, Moscow (1985
and 1989) and for USA International Ballet Competition, Mississipi (1994)
Chetna’s canvas also includes theatre arts for which she was trained
at American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco. She has acted in plays
directed by eminent Indian Directors and by Walfarm Mehrin (Paris), Fritz
Bennewitz (Germany) and William Ball (San Francisco)
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