Smt. Selvi Pragasam is the Founder and Artistic Director of Indian-Fusion Dance Academy and Kalanityam School Of Bharathanatayam. Selvi learnt Bharathanatyam for over 8 years and graduated from the prestigious Kalaikaviri School of Fine Arts, affiliated with Bharathidasan University in Trichy, India. Kalaikaviri is based on the Kalashetra style of Bharathanatyam and she was taught by well known gurus from Kalakshetra. Her gurus included Shri V. P. Dhananjayan and Smt. Shanta Dhananjayan, Sri. Narasimha Chary and Smt. Vijaya Mugundan among others. She learnt Bharathanatyam along with extensive theory. She learnt Mohiniattam, a classical dance from Kerala. She also learnt various folk dance forms of Indian and after coming to the US trained with renowned choreographers for Jazz, Hip Hop and Salsa. She has had numerous performances in India, Europe and the USA. Her performances have won critical acclaim all over the world. She had played the lead in several of the Kalaikaviri’s productions. The highlight of her dance career was when she was asked to perform in front of His Excellency Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. She has also performed in several competitions and wong awards. His styudents have been performing and winning awards for the past 15 years. She enhanced her advanced choreography techniques with guidance from Padmashri Smt.Priyadarshini Govind and from Darrin who is the choreographer for many of Michael Jacksons routines. Very recently, Selvi had the opportunity to also learn BharathaNrithyam from Smt. Anuradha Vikranth. She dedicates all the choreographies in this recital to her various gurus who have been her guide and inspiration.