ALL Competitions are :
- Non-Voting, Judges w/degrees or extremely high credentials in performing arts or with transparent background with full traceability for their teachers too.
- We do not sponsor any of these events or competitions if our students are competing.
- We do not prepare for competitions. It is other way round.
- Most/all of these are shown in promos/timelines as we always post as that years or quaters win or depends as it may occur. Pics of these winners are updated – https://www.hetaln.com/awards-competitions
- How We Choose Competitions and Competitions we go to: READ HERE
ALL Choreo, Class Teacher, Techniques, Completion, Costumes, Makeup, Accessories as well as Competition Requirements unless otherwise mentioned : Hetal Nagaraj.
Yes, Ms. Hetal teaches personally on an average of 35 to 70 students per genre/production of diff levels and age groups on per year. Thus, a huge list of graduates & thus the wins too under hetalnagaraj exclusively and her name is everywhere because of this dominance/demand.
Awards & Titles In the following –
- Indian Dance Competitions for all the Indian Dances.
- Non-Indian Competitions for all Hiphop and Contemporary or such fusion genres.
You might see more of Indian Folk Dances competitions until 2015-2016. This is because we were an exclusive Indian Folk Dance Company under hetalnagaraj or grace and grooves name until 2015.
- Nruthyakala Folk Dance Academy was a personal collab of Hetal Nagaraj & was also during 2013-2014-2015.
- Mirchi Dance Academy collab was also a personal partnership of Hetal Nagaraj in 2014-2015 and thus bollywood was incorporated in Grace And Grooves Group of Companies as an entire seperate activity.
- These both were/are personal friends/classmates of dance + IIT/IIM tribe of Hetal Nagaraj as well. All Boys moms!
Prior to that, most of our programs were Indian Folk Dances or couples/ or group private packages for performances.
1. *Best Fundraiser(19-23years)-1999,2000,2001-Folk Dance Competition:Garba,Raas/Dandiya,Lavani(India)
2. *Best Theme & Choreography(19-23years-2002,2003)IndianFolk Dance Competition: Ghoomar of Rajasthan,Tera talli(India)
3. Best Choreography Folk(AgeGroup23-30years)-2004(US-Michigan-Indian Dance Competition): Kalbelia
4. First Place Talent/Fundraiser(AgeGroup 20-30)2006.Indian Dance Competition-SemiClassical Bharatnatyam,Kansas-USA
5. *Participation Awards Folk(2011-Gidda/Bhangra), Semi-Classical/Fusion(2012)Age 5-10years+Best Dress Awards in both(Indian Dance Competition,Irving)
*Cash Prizes(India)/Gift Cards(USA) in all years + 1 Award for consecutive wins.
May 1, 2011 & Onwards(Indian Dance Competitions)
1. First Place:Ages 4-6 Age.Group,Indian Folk Dance – Tera Talli(Public Event-Indian Folk Dance Competition]
2. Second Place:Folk-Fusion(5-7years)Group- Bhangra, Bollywood, Tap[School Competitions)
3. First Place:Fusion-Bollywood Style Bharatnatyam(Solo),Age 6.Fusion Indian Dance Competition
4. Second Place:Youth “Classical Fusion.Age 15-20.Bharatnatyam, Bihu, Kumari – Dance Competition,Fusion-Irving
5. First Place:Best Dress,Culture Festival- Garba/Dandiya[Represented India-Talent Show-Irving]
6. First Place:Best Dress,Best Folk Choreography,Solo/Age8-Ghoomar of Rajasthan, Chirmi [Indian Dance Competition-Dallas)
7. First Place:Tap/Indian Classical Dance-Group[Age8)School-Talent Competition-Indo American-Coppell]
8. Fourth Place Fusion,Age7.Solo.Garba/Dandiya-Raas[Invited Only-Private Event-Competition) – upto 5 places awards were titled for some evaluation purposes.
9. Third Place Group(Ages 4-6) Garba[Charity Event-Indian Dance Competition, Plano-Texas]
10.Second Place(Below 13 Yrs)Solo.9 Years-Ghoomar/Ghummar of Rajasthan at Indian Dance Competition:Plano-Texas]
11.Third Place(Below 13 Years)Solo.7 Years-Lavani, Indian Dance Competition,Plano-Texas.
12.First Place(Below 12 Years)Solo.8 Years-Garba-Dandiya/Raas, Plano-Texas.
13.Third Place(Grade6-10)Solo 11 Years-Smt.Rama Vaidyanathan’s Thillana Bharatnatyam(Classical-Artwork, Bharatnatyam Student), Indian Dance Competition, Plano-Texas
14.First Place(Grade6-10)Solo 13 Years-Bollywood Fusion(Non.Classical). Indian Folk Dance, Contemporary, Bharatnatyam on Bollywood/Tollywood Song. Student trained in Indian Folk Dance, Contemporary, and Professional Bharatnatyam as seperate programs. Indian Dance Competition, Plano-Texas
15.Third Place(Grade 1-5)Solo.10 Years-Pushpanjali. Bharatnatyam Choreography Work : Hetal Nagaraj. Indian Dance Competition, Carrollton-Texas. Our Bharatnatyam Student from 2014.
16.First Place (Grade6-10), Solo 13 Years-Bollywood Fusion(Non.Classical). Indian Folk Dance, Contemporary, Bharatnatyam on Bollywood/Tollywood Song. Student trained in Indian Folk Dance, Contemporary, Bollywood and 2 styles of Bharatnatyam from Grace And Grooves LLC and other dance school. Indian Dance Competition, Carrollton-Texas.
17. Second Place, Solo. 10-11 years-Bharatanatyam. Click Here, Part 2 of dance won (Samarth Setty, direct invite from our own published YouTube video of Part 1. Part 2 Finals Won). Choreographer:Hetal Nagaraj(Part-1). Student is a Bharatanatyam Student from Grace And Grooves LLC. Indian Dance Competition, Carrollton-Texas. Choreography/Choreographer Hetal Nagaraj, Part 2.
18. 1st place Bharatnatyam Ages 9-12 : Dhiya Sudhini : Intern-Class Teacher : Nirja Setty | Supervisor : Hetal Nagaraj.
19. 2nd place Bharatnatyam Ages 5-9 : Audrey Martin . Class Teacher : Hetal Nagaraj | Costume : Audrey with direction from Hetal Nagaraj.
20. 3rd place Bharatanatyam Ages 5-9 : Uma Shah (- Internship – All practices Puja Natesan). Good Job! choreography, techniques, direction, competition edits requirements : Hetal Nagaraj. Dance of Sarva 2019 | Class Teacher : Hetal Nagaraj.
21. 1st place Ages 9 – 12 | Category : Non-Classical | Dance : Bollywood & Fusion (Folk+Hiphop & Festival-Party Dances)|Dancer : Sanvi L Sharma (Mckinney) | Class Teacher : Sannthosh | Supervisor, Techniques, Direction & Completion of entire dance due to time limit and ALL Practices : Hetal Nagaraj.
22. 2nd place Ages 9 – 12 | Category : Non-Classical | Dance : Fusion Kalaripayattu & Contemporary | Class Teacher : Hetal Nagaraj. Dancer : Aahana Marella | Costumes : Aahana with direction from Hetal Nagaraj.
Our Heartist Congratulations for International Awards : 2020-2021 :
International Awards | Other than Competitions | Non-Competition Awards | Culture Awards | Achivement Awards :
2020 March : Media Culture Awards – for Gujarat Culture/heritage by Hello Gujarat Group, Ahmedabad Gujarat, India.
23. Hetal Nagaraj,
24. Ashna Pethe,
25. Nirja Setty,
26. Samarth Setty
Above Team members bagged 4 International Awards in their contributions to Indian Dances for the State of Gujarat. This time for the Awards of “Hello Gujarat” from 10:15 time stamp onwards.
Their screening for these awards wer in early 2020 for which they were handpicked by media looking to their non-stop contributions in Indian Folk Dances, Bharatanatyam, Bollywood, Fusion and off-late Hiphop(In Gujarati). This is Hetal Nagaraj’s 2nd International Award. These students and teachers were picked by media from their performances, competitions as well as fundraisers with respect to Gujarat & it’s culture in some of LIVE events. Several other newspapers and medias shared their contributions and highlighted them. Clips are posted.
2021 April : Student Achievers’ Award by Rhythm Group, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
27. Nirja Setty
28. Samarth Setty
29. Aahana
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30. 2019-2020 : Congratulations to Nirja Setty & Ashna Pethe for being selected again for other competition in first round and also for nominations for awards/interviews. Song : Nimbooda Duet : Bollywood Category. Same Dance.
31. 2021 : International Womens’ Award : Hetal Nagaraj : For Contributions in Performing Arts and Non-Performing Arts. Media Group : Hello Gujarat, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
32. 2021 June : Hetal Nagaraj awarded as Inspiring entrepreneur in the IMPACT edition of India Today and was featured in India Today. See her news in India Today and her list of accomplishments.
33. List continues on with some pics and clips of winners – https://www.hetaln.com/awards-competitions
Total Awards & Titles of Hetal Joshi M, Hetal Nagaraj – TBD (in process)
How We Choose Competitions and Competitions we go to: READ HERE
Voting/Reality Competitions –For Pre.Elites/Elites Only.We strongly do not believe that you need people’s votes/or dirty politics to win the competition or an award. Your dance has or should have more value than all of that.
- For any Reality Competitions or Gigs, we do not allow below 13 yrs, irrespective of your Pre.Elite/Elite Status unless you are an exception like www.thesettys.com.(these kids had a direct commercial walk in gigs from the age of 8 months old and 3 year old through their own parents or agencies & were established by the time they were 5-8 years old or by the time they enrolled for the program for other trainings).
Fusions – For Trained Pre.Elites/Elites Only. Our trainings have given us so much that we are never run out on creativity within the dance forms. Fusions are our signature creations from year 2000 due to Hetal Nagaraj’s own professional trainings in several genres which Hetal took to keep up to industry demands in educational as well as commercial field such as workshops, trainings for gigs and performances most of which was trend. Such as Ms.Hetal Nagaraj’s Kathak choreography trainings.
Competitions or submissions for awards are NOT compulsory but it always adds an extremely high benefit to students that compete in these programs as these are curriculam & by level with required elements per level, at times precise skill list is also provided.
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- This exposure provides a great sense of stage etiquette, sportsmanship, confidence, critics and how to handle and mutual respect within several specialities. Unlike reels, dancing LIVE before the audience boosts confidence!
- As we are a dance school, those updates of these programs/competitions/awards are often send to parents and teacher/student/parent might choose to participate.
- It depends on requirements of these programs or competitions or eligibility criteria. Trainings are for techniques. Techniques include everything(creativity is technique too).
Not all students compete for all types of awards or competitions or publishing awards by eligibility. Most reasons are :
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- submission process is extremely precise (strictly by age and so several are very young to apply or do not meet the cut off dates).
- Eligibility criteria is strictly by skill level and so several students may not qualify if students have missed few classes or the preparation time is much less than needed in most cases.
- Suddenly “to master a skill” for a competition is extremely challenging (mentally and physically) as compared to mastering a choreography or adjusting a particular dance by time limit and so we recommend that you do not compete.
- formalities/forms/coordination/waivers and 100% transparency. These formalities require 2-3 hours to submit just 1 entry/participant and thus there are fees associated with everything (and there are program/competition/participant fees and then costumes and several other fees).
- Multiple round entries. Most Teens often apply for multiple rounds as “physically”, it is easier for them to perform multiple rounds and obviously are trained.
- The dates of competition or submission doesn’t match the availability of either teacher or student or parent/responsible adult supervised parent or caregiver.
- Student/Teacher/Parents are not mentally ready or somethings do not align.
- The date conflicts with exam dates or family vacations (since most are scheduled w/booked tickets). Competition dates are either scheduled by org earlier than 3months or are usually 2-3months prior. Depends.
- Occassionally, family emergencies such as sudden death, sudden sickness of participant or parent responsible for adult supervision of participant, sudden travel of supervised parent or a very good deal for international vacation for whole family.
- and thus a student usually prefer to perform in our in-house or our own programs/shows until it alligns. All with full trainings under hetalnagaraj and are extremely beautiful/graceful dancers.
- All our dancers will showcase techniques and all the attributes of performing arts because of our training. You can see all our students in all our in-house shows taking lead thus earning Pre.Elites and Elites Status! One such latest example is Aayan.
Post updated : Oct 1, 2019 with links, Video & more info added – May 12, 14 2020 | Jan 30, 2021 | Feb 2, 2021 | March 9, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | June 21, 2021 | Dec 17, 2023.
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