From Puja’s Heart
Puja Amin, founder of Sanskriti Arts Ensemble, was born and raised in Mumbai, India. She started Sanskriti Arts as a casual dance school in 2003 where anybody and everybody could just learn how to dance. Until she came across some students who expressed interest in pursuing dance professionally and had the potential to do so.
Some of these students had been professional dancers for a while and had explored various dance styles. They loved what we did and saw a refreshing synergy in Sanskriti. That’s when Sanskriti Arts Ensemble was set up as a company in 2004. Read more...
"I have worked with Sanskriti Arts for several years. Puja Amin (along with fellow teacher Nirmala Jadoonanan) has created beautiful, thrilling dances for students in various groups of youth. The dancers were profoundly challenged and they improved their co-ordination, stamina and expressiveness remarkably under these gifted teachers. Most of all, they had a great time and gained enormous confidence as well as invaluable exposure to the rich, vibrant and varied gifts Indian dance has to offer. I recommend Sanskriti without reservation!” Paula Wing - SoulPepper Theatre Company