Shaily Dadiala
Shaily founded Usiloquy Dance Designs in 2008; she is the Artistic Director, Choreographer and Principal Dancer. After completing her B.A. in Dance specializing in Bharatanatyam from the Bruhad Gujarat Sangeet Samiti, India (1988-1994) and 2 year training in Hindustani Classical Music from 1987 to1989, Shaily choreographed and performed at several dance competitions and festivals in India between 1990 and 1996. After moving to the USA, she taught in Queens, NY for a year before commencing Bharatanatyam classes in Levittown, PA in collaboration with the township recreation department in 2005. These classes with 3 levels of learning are currently taught in center city Philadelphia. Apart from the ongoing classes, Shaily’s teaching assignments have included workshops and Master classes at the Thomas Jefferson University and Temple University in Philadelphia and Desales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. In the fall of 2009 Shaily was invited to design the curriculum and teach at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Her choreography and performing work has included three evening length works of Bharatanatyam for Usiloquy. Primary among special commissions have been the Philadelphia Geographical Society Festival of India, International Cultural celebration at the Community College of Philadelphia and the Experience Asia festival at the College of New Jersey.
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