Namaskar, Antara Nritya Niketan –a premiere institute in the field of Bharatanatyam dance and the niche area of Choreography, welcomes you all to its creative and ever-so-dynamic world!!

A world full of creative dynamism, the dance form of Bharatanatyam, is worth the attention and the passion that it attracts. A foremost form of traditional Indian art, this dance form has been revived in the past three decades and is now the cynosure of all the art-loving eyes. It is this dance form that sustains Antara Nritya Niketan.

Antara prides itself in taking the lead in the revival of the dance form of Bharatanatyam and scaling new heights in its development and preservation. Antara has also been to the forefront in making this dance form popular and dance Choreography is a niche that it has carved for itself.

Whilst blooming and blossoming over the years, Antara Nritya Niketan has also enriched the world of Indian Classical Dance through its contributions. The city of Pune, the heart of education & learning of India, has added a new dimension to its already rich culture due to the presence of Antara Nritya Niketan.

Kum Shuchika Josi performed at her Arangetram "Nritya Suchi" at the Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium, Kothrud, Pune on Sunday, the 21st February 2010.

Sep'09 - Kum. Madhura Akkalkotkar, a student of Guru. Smt. Anuradhaji, gets the prestigious National Scholarship for Classical Dance - Bharatanatyam, for a period of 7 years from the Government of India - Ministry of Culture.

Anuradhaji's Guru Dr.Vyjayantimala Bali visits Antara Nritya Niketan on 6th and 7th February on the occassion of 20th Anniversary of Antara.

Antara's student Kum.Gayatri Katdare won first prize at the classical dance competition organised by Fergusson College , on 31st Janurary 2007.

On the 20th year Anniversary Celebration students of Antara Nritya Niketan presented Murli - Ganam a lyrico dramatic spectacle to the musical genius of Padmavibhushan Dr.M.Balamurlikrishna, Choreographed by Nrityacharya Smt.Anuradha Jog, for the 1st time in Pune the rasikas witnessed and watched this wonderful show at the- Tilak Smarak Mandir on 11th February 2007 at 6.00 pm.

Dance performance of Kum. Mithila Tople, Antara's student, will be telecast on 'Sony TV' on Sunday the 19th February 2006, at 10.00 am and also on 24th February 2006 at 7.30 pm, as a part of the 'Bournvita Talent Search' programme.

Kum. Gayatri Katdare, Shruti Kulkarni, Ruchika Iyer, Antara students, participated in the dance competition held at Dadar - Matunga Cultural Centre, Mumbai on 11th & 12th February 2006.

Kum. Shruti Kulkarni, Antara's student won 1st prize at the classical dance competition 'Oorja' held at F.C. College, Pune on 5th February 2006.

Antara students presented the Ballet 'Gajanan Namostute' in front of a capacity crowd at Omkar Bedekar Ganapati Mandir on 1st February 2006.

Kum Saie Deshpande performed her Arangetram "Nritya Eshwari" in traditional pandanallur style at the Tilak Smarak Mandir, Pune on 2nd July 2006.

Antara welcomes you to take an enchanting tour of the Website and explore its amazing dance repertoire………