Divya is a multifaceted artist with an all-round excellence in the field of traditional Indian Classical Dances of Bharathanatyam, Mohiniattom, Kathakali and Folk dances of India. She has more than 20 years of expertise in the multifaceted field as a popular & versatile performer, innovative & imaginative choreographer, teacher, trainer and presenter. She has more than 350 performances to her credit including national and international appearances throughout India while she was in Delhi, the national capital of India and in the U.S at Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York and Utah.

Divya is a triple scholarship recipient in the field of three popular classical dance forms of India. She is an Indian government panel graded artist in Doordarshan , Prasar Bharthi of I&B Ministry, Government of India.

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After completing an excellent basic training in Bharathanatyam from Guru Aruna Subramaniam who is a National 'A' grade danseuse, Divya pursued her higher studies under Guru V. Krishnamoorthi with kalakshetra traditions. Guru Krishnamoorthi also imparts training in traditional folk dances and Kuchipudi, the vibrant traditional dance form of Andhra Pradesh.

Divya received training in Mohiniyattom, the graceful traditional dance form of Kerala, from Kalamandalam Seema Venugopal, also a National 'A' grade danseuse, and has done a full fledged Arangetram. Later she was fortunate to receive the traditional Gurukulam style training from the living legend and doyen of Mohiniattom, Kalamandalam Kalyanikutti Amma, sponsored by the SPIC-MACAY the foremost organization of India dedicated to the propagation of India's rich heritage through traditional Indian classical Music and Dance forms. Later she started learning from one of the senior most disciple of smt. Kalyanikutti Amma, Dr. Deepti Omcherry Bhalla , a renowned artist and Head of the Department in the Music Faculty, Delhi University.

Divya underwent a seven year Kathakali training course from Guru Sadanam Balakrishnan , principal of International Centre for Kathakali and Sadanam Hari Kumar which helped her to perfect her rhythm and abhinaya.

Divya was also pursuing training in Carnatic Music from Dr. Leela Omcherry of Music faculty, Delhi University and from her senior disciple Geetha Rajan. Divya received an All-Round Excellence scholarship for her school studies. She graduated from a prestigious college, Hansraj from Delhi University in English (Honours).

Divya had been working as a dance teacher and choreographer in one of the prestigious schools in India named MONTFORT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL run by the Gabriel Society. She was imparting training to the senior classes of all sections from class 6th to 10th i.e. more than thousand students in various dance forms, choreographing and presenting for various school functions. She prepared and presented them for competitions and Education department shows for which they won many prizes.

Divya was conducting her own Dance Academy "DIVYANJALI INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL DANCES", propagating and promoting traditional Indian Classical Dances and imparting specialized training to more than 200 students including some visiting students from United States for a period of seven years. Divya had composed, choreographed, directed and presented some of her student's performances for the Indian Television.

Divya had conducted Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattom and Bollywood dance lessons for adults and children in Massachusetts, New Jersey and is now conducting classes in Utah. Please feel free to contact her in case you are interested in learning various Indian dance forms including Bollwood dance (First class is free for you to try out), getting a song choreographed, need a performance or for conducting a workshop for your institution.

References from Brigham Young University (BYU), University of Utah, Utah State University, Salt Lake Community College, Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Schools and other prominent institutions where workshops and performances were conducted will be provided upon request.