About
Kshitija C Saturdekar, originally from Mumbai, is a dance educator, artist and choreographer based in Colorado. She received her Bachelors and Masters of Arts in Sociology from the University of Mumbai, and recently received her Master of Fine Arts in Dance with emphasis in Choreography and secondary emphasis in Hip Hop Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder. Prior to that, she spent ten years teaching students of all ages, choreographing for live events and film, and performing with the Terence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company, a reputed dance company in India. Kshitija has worked and trained under Donna Mejia, Helanius J Wilkins, Rennie Harris, Nii Armah Sowah, Terence Lewis and Bertwin Ravi Dsouza. Kshitija has also performed, choreographed and taught dance in India, Australia, Singapore, Austria, Thailand and USA. During her time at CU Kshitija was also a Graduate Part Time Instructor, a Teaching Assistant and Assistant to the Director of Dance Production for two years which helped her hone her skills in Stage Management, Run Crew and Production Technicalities. Kshitija is passionate about dance education and performance and excited to share her passion with the world.
I make dances that knit together classical and folk Indian styles with street dance, Western contemporary dance, and Africanist aesthetics. I am interested in organic fusion - how things come together and break apart. I trace this across cultures, in search of new structures for honoring heritage and exploring individuality, while also recuperating truths of what I see as at the root of Hindu mythology. I do this through movement because I am investigating how to embody what we believe.
Teaching Philosophy
I teach!!
Kshitija comes from a family of teachers. She has been performing and choreographing for various events since 2007, but has been most passionate about teaching dance. Currently, Kshitija teaches dance styles such as Bollywood, Indian Contemporary and Folk Fusion and Hip-hop in Colorado.
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