Posts by Riar Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA)

YOGA Jyothi Kiran Hoskere was introduced to Yoga by her parents when she was 5 years old. In January 2021, she completed the Advanced Studies Program under Kate Coughlin and Jim Coughlin. She is now a 200-hour RYT. She attends yoga class every day and also maintains a solid home practice. Jyothi feels ever grateful…

BALLROOM, AMERICAN SMOOTH AND RHYTHM, AND INTERNATIONAL LATIN DANCE Christopher Li has been teaching and dancing for 14 years. He started his dance career with the San Jose State Social dance class with Bud Ayers and eventually came onto the SJSU DanceSport Team as their president. Since then, he has gone on to teach and…

WEST COAST SWING AND NIGHTCLUB TWO STEP Joan has been dancing for over 40 years in a variety of genres. She holds a degree in dance from Western Michigan University and performed with the University Dancers, a concert ensemble in Contemporary, Jazz, and Tap. Joan has been competing on the WSDC Swing and UCWDC Country…

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SENIOR TEACHER Ruchi has been learning, dancing, and teaching Bollywood dance over the last 15 years and has continued to train in Kathak dance for the last 8 years. In addition to teaching at RAPA, she is an integral performer in a nationally-competitive college Bolly-Fusion dance team. Ruchi is passionate about teaching, creating, and understanding…

SENIOR TEACHER Ms. Ashwini has been dancing all her life, but most importantly, with RAPA for the last 8 years. Her training in both Bollywood and Kathak has helped her to be a versatile dancer across many techniques and styles. She is always looking forward to instilling her love of dance to young and new…

SENIOR TEACHER Ms. Shridevi has been a part of the RAPA family as both teacher and student for almost 10 years. She enjoys all forms of dancing, but she especially loves Bollywood. She loves teaching and feels that it is one of the most satisfying experiences. She brings a lot of enthusiasm, exuberance, and energy…

SENIOR TEACHER Ms. Anu has been dancing and teaching with RAPA for almost 10 years. She loves being part of Team RAPA as both an accomplished instructor as well as a student, learning new techniques and expanding her abilities as a dancer. She also works as a Resource Manager for a Consulting Firm and is…

SENIOR TEACHER Ms. Maya has trained under Karan Riar and Meera Riar in both Bollywood and Kathak Dance styles since 2014, and she also has had significant training in ballet, modern, and belly dance styles. A native of Los Angeles, she loves teaching children and adults the fundamentals of dance and body awareness, especially the…

SENIOR TEACHER Tanya is an accomplished professional dancer and choreographer and has been teaching others to move and groove throughout the Bay Area for the past 22 years. She won her first choreography award at the age of 11, and at age 16, she was hired to travel the country as a background dancer for…