LAAVANNIA – THE CENTRE FOR LEARNING CLASSICAL DANCES IN INDIA

Rashmi is the Founder - Director of Sree Rajarajeswari School of Dance in Kerala and LAAVANNIA – The Centre For Learning Classical Dances, Kilpauk. Chennai. She trained over hundreds of students in Kerala in Bharatnatyam, Mohiniyattam and Kuchipudy and conducted Arangetram of several batches before she shifted to Chennai. She continues to foster and guide the new generation of dancers at LAAVANNIA – The Centre For Learning Classical Dances, Kilpauk A graceful performer to the core and a choreographer par excellence, she is a sought after collaborator with many established artists in the Indian Classical World. She is in the judgement panel for mohiniyattam in the Kerala University Youth-festival & Kerala State School Youth Festival for the past few years. She is the winner of the Indian Dance Series Contest . She is honoured with NATYA PRAVEENA title for creativity in choreography & NRITHYA SHIROMANI award for the excellence in her field & her contribution and efforts to promote and popularise Mohiniyattam. She is recently honoured with an award of excellence by N.S.S Mukundapuram Taluk, Kerala. She was well appreciated for her excellent performance in her debut short-film titled Wings Of Freedom. She has worked as asst choreographer (Mohiniyattam) for the movie Swapaanam directed by Sri Shaji N Karun