I agree with Rohan G. I am a 5th year (alternative, Ive been put into a new batch, so the years are off for that) student at AKDA, so this is technically first-hand information. We are ASKED to sell 10 tickets for our recitals, if we can. She doesnt mind if we cant, all the money that she earns from those recitals is only for charities, and rarely used for our studio. Were allowed to drink water whenever wed like, as long as we ask, and there are scheduled water breaks, at the beginning, middle, and end of each session. This probably is biased but Ashwini Auntie is a wonderful person and puts her students first before her. Only in her recitals with her other friends does she appear on stage, else its all about us students. I dunno what planet youre from (Pranav Patel) but its 100% all dance students, who else would be dancing at a students recital? She barely charges anything, look at other dance requirements, compared to theirs, shes reasonable, or youre just cheap. And, without makeup, what are you gonna do? Go out on the stage with your own pretty face? That doesnt happen. If youre too lazy to put your own makeup on she has a helper that charges barely $15 for a full fledged makeup session for YOUR OWN dance. She helps and makes sure that we, as students, are dancing properly and know what we need to know for our successful future as dancers. Im sorry that your sister cant be one of us.

Literally Ashwini Aunty is amazing. I have been learning here for 4 years and it has been fantastic. The recitals are magnificent and the costumes are always stunning.

I have been with Ashwini Aunty since I was a little kid. It has been really fun and she teaches so wonderfully. The recitals are a lot of fun and the dances and costumes are beautiful!

My child is learning kathak from Ashwini for last 4 years She is an awesome teacher - very much interested in ensuring that the kids learn good techniques and theory. She goes above and beyond to meet every students needs.

The review written by Pranav Patel is completely and totally fabricated. They have no record of any Pranav Patel or his sister that he mentions in his review. Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy has never forced students to sell tickets or pay 50 dollars for makeup. His statement that Ashwini is rude and only cares about money is completely false. She doesnt even take any of the money from her recital. 100% of the money goes to an Indian charity called Ekal Vidyalaya. Also, he says that the recital is mostly danced by Ashwini. While she does perform, the majority of the dances are students. He also makes an error in claiming that 40% of the dances are performed by Ashwini, then proceeding to claim that this 40% is the majority. I dont know why he wrote it,, but he is trying to defame the AKDA name. Please do not pay any mind to the review written by Pranav Patel.

Good experience