Melanie William

Melanie William is a current Bharatanatyam teacher at the India School. She began her dance career at the India School in 2003 at the age of five. After thirteen years of training, she completed her Aradhana certification under the tutelage of Guru Shanta Ponnudurai in 2016. Dance has always been an integral part of Melanie’s life and has brought a profound appreciation for the beauty of Tamil custom, tradition and culture in her life. Melanie also partakes in a number of other arts at the school including Tabla, Carnatic Music and Kathak. Melanie works with students ranging from beginner level to advanced and through teaching at the India School Melanie feels she is able to give back to the community by fostering a sense of cultural pride within the next generation of youth. In her youth, Melanie’s time as a student at the India School facilitated an interest in learning about her culture’s music, dance, art and history as well as an appreciation for cultural diversity and differences. She is honoured to be able to guide her students through that same experience.

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