Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe, Indian Dance Academy

The Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe was founded in 1977 as 'Stradivarius' with a handful of young aspirants, forming a vocal group along with a few dancers. The group conducted its first performance at the Calcutta Television centre (Doordarshan) in the same year and the response was very encouraging. More youngsters in accord joined the troupe and enriched the repertoire with their contribution. In 1978, the group was renamed as "Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe". Since its inception, this dance institution has produced several noteworthy choreographic presentations. Over the past two decades, Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe has been able to carve a niche for themselves in the performing arts arena. Again in 2006, the group registered its name as "Mamata Shankar Dance Company". To know more read:
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