Sujata Banerjee's guest appearances

Sujata Banerjee

Woman's Hour

The Kathak Podcast : Kathak Ka Chakkar

Kamala Harris

Cara Delevingne

Dolly Alderton

Cathy Rentzenbrink

Nancy Pelosi

Kate Malone

Hillary Clinton

Eve Ensler

Zadie Smith

London Hughes

Oprah Winfrey

Toni Morrison

Glennon Doyle

Elizabeth McGovern

Brené Brown

OwlTail

Sujata Banerjee is one of the most respected Kathak artists of UK: a choreographer, performer, teacher, mentor and educator. Her knowledge and command over the dance form of Kathak are particularly visible in her work. Sujata has toured all over the world, performing and teaching as a solo artist. She set up her own dance company in UK, in 1985 and created many innovative projects while remaining deeply rooted in the Kathak style.Sujata has her own Academy and teaches students of all levels including professionals. Her sense of humour, positivity and charismatic attitude puts all learners at ease and she is able to get the best out of all students. She is trained as a sports scientist and brings a unique approach to dance training. She believes that dancers should maintain a ‘safe dance practice’ to have an injury free dancing career. Dancers benefit greatly from her unique approach to teaching during their training period and as preparation for performances.Sujata mentors many teachers at different parts of the world and has trained many successful dancers who are now performing professionally. In 2016, she received an honorary lifetime membership award from People Dancing UK for her exceptional contribution to dance. In 2017, Sujata was nominated and shortlisted for One Dance UK’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards. Sujata has been involved in creating the ISTD Kathak syllabus, and is Chairperson and a senior examiner of the Classical Indian Dance Faculty of the ISTD. Find her on  https://www.sbdc-kathak.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sujatabanerjeedancecompany/ https://www.facebook.com/sbdcuk/ Show Highlights (0:06:15)   Focus on the process (0:01:54)   Kathak as a subject (0:14:41)   ISTD Syllabus Benefits (0:19:39)   ISTD and Kathak Gharanas (0:22:27)   Pedestal (0:34:55)   Type of Feedback (0:42:29)   Kathak in Kolkata (0:51:00)   Learning to Play the Piano (0:53:38)   Attitude of a dancer (0:56:16)   Sujata Banerjee Dance Company (1:00:59)   Thriving In the Deep End (1:05:50)   Dance Productions

Sujata Banerjee is one of the most respected Kathak artists of UK: a choreographer, performer, teacher, mentor and educator. Her knowledge and command over the dance form of Kathak are particularly visible in her work. Sujata has toured all over the world, performing and teaching as a solo artist. She set up her own dance company in UK, in 1985 and created many innovative projects while remaining deeply rooted in the Kathak style. Sujata has her own Academy and teaches students of all levels including professionals. Her sense of humour, positivity and charismatic attitude puts all learners at ease and she is able to get the best out of all students. She is trained as a sports scientist and brings a unique approach to dance training. She believes that dancers should maintain a ‘safe dance practice’ to have an injury free dancing career. Dancers benefit greatly from her unique approach to teaching during their training period and as preparation for performances. Sujata mentors many teachers at different parts of the world and has trained many successful dancers who are now performing professionally. In 2016, she received an honorary lifetime membership award from People Dancing UK for her exceptional contribution to dance. In 2017, Sujata was nominated and shortlisted for One Dance UK’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards. Sujata has been involved in creating the ISTD Kathak syllabus, and is Chairperson and a senior examiner of the Classical Indian Dance Faculty of the ISTD. Find her on <a href="https://www.sbdc-kathak.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sbdc-kathak.com/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sujatabanerjeedancecompany/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sujatabanerjeedancecompany/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sbdcuk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/sbdcuk/</a> Show Highlights (0:06:15) Focus on the process (0:01:54) Kathak as a subject (0:14:41) ISTD Syllabus Benefits (0:19:39) ISTD and Kathak Gharanas (0:22:27) Pedestal (0:34:55) Type of Feedback (0:42:29) Kathak in Kolkata (0:51:00) Learning to Play the Piano (0:53:38) Attitude of a dancer (0:56:16) Sujata Banerjee Dance Company (1:00:59) Thriving In the Deep End (1:05:50) Dance Productions

TKP 032: Sujata Banerjee

Shirley Ballas

Curtis Pritchard

Strictly’s back!  It’s the 17th series and Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have rolled out the red carpet for the class of 2019.  To celebrate, Woman’s Hour dedicates a programme to dance with Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas, Love Island participant and professional ballroom dancer Curtis Pritchard, Professor of Dance History Theresa Buckland from Roehampton University, Sujata Banerjee, a Kathak artist and educator and Ingrid Mackinnon, a choreographer who teaches jazz, ballet, modern &amp; African dance.  Jane asks whether it is ever too late to learn to dance, why dance can make you feel so good… and hosts a dancing lesson, live on air, accompanied by the musician Joe Stilgoe.Presenter: Jane GarveyInterviewed guest: Shirley BallasInterviewed guest: Curtis PritchardInterviewed guest: Theresa BucklandInterviewed guest: Sujata BanerjeeInterviewed guest: Ingrid MackinnonInterviewed guest: Joe Stilgoe

Strictly’s back! It’s the 17th series and Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have rolled out the red carpet for the class of 2019. To celebrate, Woman’s Hour dedicates a programme to dance with Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas, Love Island participant and professional ballroom dancer Curtis Pritchard, Professor of Dance History Theresa Buckland from Roehampton University, Sujata Banerjee, a Kathak artist and educator and Ingrid Mackinnon, a choreographer who teaches jazz, ballet, modern &amp; African dance. Jane asks whether it is ever too late to learn to dance, why dance can make you feel so good… and hosts a dancing lesson, live on air, accompanied by the musician Joe Stilgoe. Presenter: Jane Garvey Interviewed guest: Shirley Ballas Interviewed guest: Curtis Pritchard Interviewed guest: Theresa Buckland Interviewed guest: Sujata Banerjee Interviewed guest: Ingrid Mackinnon Interviewed guest: Joe Stilgoe

Shirley Ballas, Curtis Pritchard, Sujata Banerjee