Noelle Burgoyne
Noelle has always had a creative itch. In college, she studied Fine Art and Printmaking and then went on to work in the art world for seven years -first in New York as the director of a contemporary art gallery, and then in Philadelphia as a cataloger of American Antiques at a prominent Philadelphia auction house. In recent years, however, her creative focus has turned from the visual to the physical. Her passion for Hatha Yoga fueled her decision to become a teacher. Noelle is presently teaching Bikram Yoga in Philadelphia and Berwin, PA. Noelle began studying dance under the direction of Shaily Dadiala in 2007. She started with Bollywood, and this introduction to Indian dance quickly sparked her interest in Bharatanatyam, which she has been studying with Shaily ever since. Noelle joined Usiloquy Dance Designs in 2009.
Michelle Yeager
Michelle Yeager has been taking lessons in dance and studying visual arts for
most of her life. After receiving her BFA from the University of the Arts in
ceramics, she apprenticed and then became employed by The Moravian Pottery and
Tileworks in Doylestown where she currently works.
Michelle's true passions lie in dancing, performing, and costume making. She
has been studying American Tribal Style Belly dance for almost four years and
has been a member of Hipnosis Tribal Belly dance (a professional troupe out of
PA) for over a year. In addition to performing at fairs and local festivals with
her troupe she has recently begun teaching tribal belly dance in the Art Museum
area of Philly and Tyler School of Art. In an attempt to break into Philadelphia's
performing arts scene she has recently begun to do costume construction for Archedream
for Humankind, a non-profit, black light dance theater troupe know for their
advocacy of healing through art, non violence, and community outreach.
Michelle has also just become a member of Usiloquy, a Bharatnatayam based dance
troupe under the art direction of Shaily Dadiala of The Archana Dance Academy.
She has been studying this classical Indian dance form for a year and is drawn
to it's beauty and cultural richness.
Michelle plans to continue on her artistic journey and hopes to always be pursuing
new avenues of artistic enrichment and expression.
Paramita Datta
Paramita Datta defines Dance as her Passion. She began her Dance education in
India. She completed 5 years of dance training in Bharatanatyam from Rajarajeshwari
School of Dance in Mumbai. During the course of this training she also engaged
herself in a number of stage performances in group as well as solos. Apart from
the classical dance skills, she also demonstrates talents in Indian Cinematic
style and Folk dancing.
She actively participated
in numerous College dance festivals & competitions, bagging prizes for most of
them.
She has also choreographed a few dances including Bharatanatyam and Bollywood
style dances and staged them for dance competitions and festivals.
Since last few months she has been continuing her dance training to enhance her
skills, under the guidance & nourishment of Ms. Shaily in the Archana Dance Academy.
Suzanne Lang
Suzanne Lang is a bundle of contradictions: she is a poet who aced Organic Chemistry,
an English professor who studies Mandarin Chinese, a Type A personality who aspires
to be a yogi, and a world traveler who lives in her hometown.
She traveled to
India in December of 2005 for her step-sister’s wedding. After a week of wedding
revelry and Bhangra, Suzanne was inspired to take Indian dance lessons. In addition
to studying Bollywood dance, Bhangra, and Bharatanatyam with the Archana Dance
Academy, she has studied ballet and movement and dance for actors. Suzanne has
performed at a variety of venues, including a Jefferson University Cultural Night
and the Bensalem Indian Republic Day Festival. If you go to a club in Philadelphia,
you just might see her doing Bharatanatyam to Beyoncé and Bhangra to Jay-Z!
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