Arpana Nrityalaya is Mumbai based kathak dance academy that teaches students Benaras gharana kathak. The founder of the institute Smt. Arpana Rao has been a disciple of the legendary Nataraj Gopi Kishan Maharaj. Arpana Rao has also been taught by Smt. Asha Joglekar, Smt. Mita Banerjee. She has also learned Jaipur style kathak from the famous kathak danseuse Smt. Uma Dogra. Having taught over a 100 students in Mumbai, Arpana Nrityalaya has also performed in prestigious dance festivals including the Puri Beach Festival, Iskcon Dance Festival, Kala Ghoda festival, among others. Contact on: +919820921169 or Email: arpanarao95@yahoo.com