Ruchi Sharma
Ruchi Sharma a known exponent of Kathak has pursued her dance with sophisticated and robust techniques from all classical aspects. She has received training for Lucknow, Jaipur and Banaras (Gharana) schools of Kathak Dance, Ruchi has developed her knowledge with the scientific and spiritual perspective by understanding Shastra. She possesses elaborate knowledge of body language described in Bharat Natya Shastra based on scientific, literary and artistic perspective. She has created two world records 1..5000(five thousand) dancing rounds with the help of Tratak Yoga. 2. world record of marathon Kathak Dance Performance for 15 hours, on 17th Feb.1996. She has been honoured with the 'Dancing Queen of the Millennium' by the Artiste Guild. Ruchi has been learning the intricacies of Kathak dance under pupillage of Guru Pandit Anupam Rai with Guru Shishya Tradition for over 3 decades. Pandit Anupam Rai a versatile Guru scholar and researcher is a disciple of Guru Lachchu Maharaj of Lucknow Gharana & Pt Ramgopal Mishra of Jaipur Gharana for Kathak Dance. Besides performing internationally, She has been instrumental in popularizing the practical researches like Sketching of figures and symmetrical letters with the help of foot movements (Akaash Chaaries & Bhoomi Chaaries on the sprinkled sawdust.) Establishing nexus between Nritta- Bhav and Ras. Rhythmic crescendo of beats like 1,1.25,1.5,1.75,….to 9 (Gradual development. Zarab ki Tatkaar depicting the changing moods through the stress on different beats
Mathematical compositions like Sangam Taal of 8.75 beats & Chaandramohan Taal of 6.25 beats.She visualizes the core & social sciences Mathematics, Language, Spiritual, Yoga, in classical kathak dance perspective. Apart from her professional career she is involved in imparting knowledge to her students and disciples under Ruchi Kathak Classes, dance class chain which has a 250+ student strength from all age groups in the western suburbs of Mumbai. Honors in India and Abroad Ruchi Sharma has been prestigiously personified with many titles as Nritya Mani, Nartan Charkravorty, Hind Gandarva Shree, Nritya Mayuari, Sanskriti Shiromani, Kathak Shreshtha, Prayag Gaurav, Nriya Surabhi & Kopal Sanmaan in various parts of India.