2023 Anantha Production Ft March Madness – Feb 4th by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj

During the 2021–2022 period, Grace And Grooves Corp experienced consecutive incidents of fraud that significantly disturbed the organization’s planned operational transition.

Company has never faced any issues in 40 years of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s career despite a solo entrepreneur throughout from 1999. Her biggest teams under her leadership were in Salon and Boutique Industry spanning to 25 people teams per project and single handed has instructed per production anywhere from 20 students to more than 75 students.

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The company’s strategy at the time was to shift routine batch management to train managers and the existing workforce, preferably create directors and make it passive — allowing founder Hetal Joshi Nagaraj to focus on expansion, production planning, music creation, and broader organizational growth.

Instead, critical business systems came to a standstill.

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This recital time was also the time of multiple legal issues in process triggered as catastrophic incidences from multiple fraud–exclusively because of that. This entire fraud incidences affected administrative operations, internal workflows, storage infrastructure upgrades, digital asset organization, and overall business continuity.

The planned upgrades to large-scale corporate media storage and archival systems were delayed, resulting in operational bottlenecks that impacted creative development, including music reproduction, remix production, medley creation, and other production-related initiatives.

Company for the first time ran out of hard drives other than online storages while in 2022 – routine 10 year data gear upgrade was scheduled as it surpassed 1 Petabyte.

Hetal Joshi Nagaraj had to extend the data storage in multiple storage platforms which runs seperately than the company’s independent infrastructure itself and for this, there is no limit as long as company pays for the storage.

Lucky, that was not jammed!

In this, everything was just stalled and jammed because of fraud’s actions – did not complete 4 page – compliance IT training within probation period. When asked, laughed it out that she knows everything.

Systems were high storage alert from 2020-2021 because of zoom classes hours of recording, it shooted the storage and were running perfectly fine which was tested in June of 2022 itself — some fraud tried to use stolen credit card and then tried charge back. In 1 week, those opened so systems were not a problem, though full and Hetal would extend data capacity.

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As a direct consequence of fraud, not of storage issues—the organization was unable to launch or continue the majority of its scheduled training batches, take up big gigs, schedule anything and this hampered one of the highest billing-revenue bearing streams as well.

While Grace & Grooves Trademark for big screen and television worlds was underway, this had to be done. Schedule shoots and then where to save any data, where to make music. The storage infra had to be upgraded.

While talks were underway with various non-storage-platforms to unlock all accounts and all the online infrastructure, the upgrades of drives had to be prioratize because Elite Lines were being formed, drives and formats were becoming obselete and it was on schedule to upgradde these in 2021-2022 which got delayed because of property management fraud issues.

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Numerous classes and expansion programs had to be cancelled. As soon as Hetal Joshi Nagaraj completed the batches, she told parents she cannot continue as she is swamped with multiple legal mess caused by frauds and the several company’s stalled systems.

Only the long-established batches operating from the Lewisville—all genres, Flowermound Workshop Batches Bollywood and Reachh Mediaa and 121-Independence Mcdermott location for Bharatanatayam and Indian Folk continued under direct instruction of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj to ensure continuity for enrolled students.

These are Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s students from 2018. Hetal agreed to take those batches as it aligned with permissible schedule of all the other major company priorities. All the new batches, she upfront had to cancel to focus on clearing the whole mess.

It’s always been Hetal Joshi Nagaraj so only Hetal knows just about anything about Grace And Grooves Corp.

Small gigs around DFW average budget continued as those file sizes can be saved on phone or in memory stick, temporarily. Parents were extremely supportive as few students helped in some music creation and medleys. Company extended other few TB to continue to work until the drives are replaced.

Rather than expanding as originally planned, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj was required to redirect substantial time and resources towards stabilizing operations, rebuilding systems, reorganizing infrastructure, and restoring business continuity. This unexpected diversion delayed several years of planned growth and limited the company’s ability to scale programs, productions, curriculum development, music initiatives, and workforce expansion during that period.

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2023 – Highlights of the program

• Production Name – Anantha Production Ft Annual Recital March Madness.
• Date – Feb 4, 2023.
• Venue – Plano Courtyard Theater, Plano Texas, USA
• Audience – 100 seatings.
  • Only family friends or participants own families friends – are allowed.
• Production Run time – 4.5 Hours.
• Number of Students – 22, own students of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, also from scratch.
• Age Group – 6 to 20.
• Students –
  • Progressive Workshop Batches.
  • Introducing Choreographer, Dancer and Grace Effects Shoott – Preethi Choleti
    • And internship of an observation class while Hetal Joshi Nagaraj was instructing to understand bollywood and folk – hybrid online.
  • Bharatanatyam Production Performances.
  • Model Workshop Reachh Mediaa Students
  • Bollywood Performances
  • Bollywood Folk
  • Non-Bollywood Festival Folk.
  • Professional Model Gig Performers.
• Other Activities –
  • Model Shoot for a costume supplier – catalog shoot on stage with specifics of certain-lights.
  • Highest number of PR packages were handled in this weekeend, while a couple of them, right after the dance recital itself – By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
• Costumes – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
• Costumes and Accessories – for the shoot – Costume Supplier.
• Lights and Sound Switch Board – Samarth Setty
• Aerial Photography – Nirja Setty.
• Photography and Videography for own in house archive – In House Crew.
• Post Production Pictures as per waivers, and social media – Jinal Shah.
  • Some students pictures are cropped as per waivers.
• Master Videography – Master Copy – Nagaraj Kunchum.
• Shoot before the program, during the program and after the program – By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
  • Types of Shoots.
• Special Light Effects for costume requisites – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj supervised to Samarth Setty.
• Graduation, Elites and Elite Lines –
  • 5 Elites and 2 Elite Lines Graduated in this program in various specialities.
    • Hema Kapoor – In Person.
    • Shreya Shah – Hybrid.
    • Jinal Shah – Hybrid
    • Hetal J Shah – Hybrid
    • Samarth Setty – In Person
    • Nirja Setty – In Person

Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s extends her heartfelt thank you to such amazing parents who tread through the times of crisis.

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There are no tickets for these productions because —

outsiders or those who do not belong to company or are not the students or parents of the company — are usually not allowed.

This is just for company’s internal activities and yearly students and Official Brands of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj and various shoots are usually before or after the program, certificates and milestones are awarded and rewarded in these programs.

Students in these production dance for themselves as a completion of their levels as a graduation.

Tickets may be available if Hetal Joshi Nagaraj allows it pertaining to seating arrangements. Tickets are through http://www.graceandgrooves.com.

It becomes challenging to have public audiences for company’s own internal company activities.

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1. Grace And Grooves Company’s Platform
2. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj Platform, Grace And Grooves Corp promos and own such other.
3. Rang Folk Dance Productions By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
4. Sarva Folk Dance Productions By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
5. Anantha Classical Dance Productions by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
6. March Madness Recitals By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
7. Drama Recitals By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
8. Model Productions By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
9. Shoot Productions Exclusive for PR, as of July 31, 2026.
10. List of In House Dance Productions with LIVE Audiences, Stage and Recitals of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.

972 979 2559.

Website : www.graceandgrooves.com

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/GraceAndGrooves

Twitter : https://twitter.com/GraceAndGrooves

Youtube Channel :https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSbZYIr0EPzrfPNzH_0FcVw

2022 Anantha Ft Rang Dance Production, May 22 and May 29.

2022 Anantha Classical Dance & Theater Production Series had to happen and it happened this way —-

2022 Anantha — Grace And Grooves Production by Hetal Nagaraj

Anantha 2022 was a standalone in-house classical dance and theater production by Grace And Grooves, led by founder Hetal Nagaraj. It was held at Plano Courtyard Theater in Plano, Texas, USA, with an approximately two-hour runtime.

During the same production period, Grace And Grooves dancers also participated in three separate commercial engagements. These were independently booked by producers and clients and were not part of Anantha.

2022 Production Timeline

The production period included rehearsals, Anantha, one separate commercial production, and two seeding projects.

1. Company Rehearsal for all of below (Friday to Sunday)

A one-hour rehearsal was conducted for company dancers in preparation for the scheduled productions.

2. May 22nd Weekend — Commercial Production

A separate producer/client-booked commercial production:

• 45 minutes
• Non-stop performance
• 8 dancers
• Dancers were 16+

3. May 22 — Seeding Project #1

A separate commercial seeding project, booked by the same client who later booked the second seeding project:

• 45 minutes
• Non-stop performance
• 13 students
• Dancers were 16+

4. May 29 — Anantha

The standalone Grace And Grooves Anantha production – in house productions :

• Approximately 2 hours
• 20 own instructed students
• Mixed-age participation
• Classical dance and theater production
• Plano Courtyard Theater, Plano, Texas

5. Company Rehearsal

A second one-hour company rehearsal was conducted in connection with the seeding production#2 schedule.

This was because client requested additional song and a category of party dances. (Party dances are not CLUB dances).

6. May 29 — Seeding Project #2

A second separate commercial seeding project, booked by the same client as Seeding Project #1:

• 45 minutes
• Non-stop performance
• 16 students
• Dancers were 16+

The two seeding projects were separate commercial engagements and were not productions of Anantha.

Anantha at Plano Courtyard Theater

The May dates at Plano Courtyard Theater had originally been booked for another show. That show was cancelled because of the G2 situation, and the available booking was subsequently used for Anantha.

The background of G2’s development can be traced to 2011–2013, during the early years of Grace Creations’ hip-hop work. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj developed her own student base and hip-hop teams through her instruction across the DFW area. G2, Grace Creations, Hiphop

For the 2022 Anantha production, students came together from different Grace And Grooves training environments, including Lewisville, hybrid online training, and the West Frisco/FM 423 area.

Students Performing in Anantha

Approximately 20 students performed in Anantha Ft. Rang Dance Productions – Noon Production.

The participating students represented different areas of the Grace And Grooves training structure, including:

• Annual year-round recreational students
• Grace And Grooves Elite students
• Mixed-age groups
• Texas All Star Program students
• Graduates of Hetal Nagaraj

The production provided students with experience in a complete live production environment, including preparation, rehearsal, stage performance, and post-production responsibilities.

Rehearsals and Production Transitions

The production schedule required company dancers to move between rehearsals, Anantha preparation, and separate commercial production work.

Students transitioned from their regular Grace And Grooves training and company rehearsals into production rehearsals and commercial performances. Some dancers participated in more than one production during the same production period.

This required students to manage different choreography, production requirements, rehearsal schedules, costumes, stage expectations, and performance environments.

Two Hetal Nagaraj Graduates Perform a Full Margam

Manya Kumari and Anushri Dinesh

A major classical dance highlight was the performance by two graduates of Hetal Nagaraj.

The two graduates performed an entire Margam, consisting of a minimum of four major classical dance pieces, before live audiences of approximately 250–300 people.

The Margam was performed three times across two weekends, including twice within the commercial production work itself without break-back to back non stop.

This represented an important progression from student training into advanced classical dance performance for graduates of Hetal Nagaraj’s program.

Separate Commercial and Seeding Projects

The commercial work surrounding Anantha consisted of three separate engagements:

• One producer/client-booked commercial production on May 22
• One seeding project on May 22
• One additional seeding project on May 29

The two seeding projects were booked by the same client.

These commercial engagements operated independently from Anantha and provided Grace And Grooves dancers with additional experience in client-driven production environments.

In-House Photography and Videography

Photography and videography for the company productions were handled by the Grace And Grooves in-house crew, including:

• Nagaraj Kunchum
• Pandya Brothers

The in-house crew documented the performances and production activities as part of the company’s production records.

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The 2022 Grace And Grooves Production Record

The 2022 Anantha production stands independently in the production history of Grace And Grooves and Hetal Nagaraj and her own students from scratch aka absolute beginners.

The surrounding commercial work consisted of three separate producer/client engagements, including two seeding projects booked by the same client.

Keeping these productions separately identified preserves the distinction between the Grace And Grooves and Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s in-house Anantha production and the independently booked commercial work.

Together, the production period gave Grace And Grooves dancers opportunities to work across classical dance, theater, commercial performance, seeding projects, company rehearsals, and live-stage production environments.

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Picture Gallery —

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There are no tickets for these productions because —

outsiders or those who do not belong to company or are not the students or parents of the company — are usually not allowed.

This is just for company’s internal activities and yearly students and Official Brands of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj and various shoots are usually before or after the program, certificates and milestones are awarded and rewarded in these programs.

Students in these production dance for themselves as a completion of their levels as a graduation.

Tickets may be available if Hetal Joshi Nagaraj allows it pertaining to seating arrangements. Tickets are through http://www.graceandgrooves.com.

It becomes challenging to have public audiences for company’s own internal company activities.

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1. Grace And Grooves Company’s Platform
2. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj Platform, Grace And Grooves Corp promos and own such other.
3. Rang Folk Dance Productions By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
4. Sarva Folk Dance Productions By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
5. Anantha Classical Dance Productions by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
6. March Madness Recitals By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
7. Drama Recitals By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
8. Model Productions By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
9. Shoot Productions Exclusive for PR, as of July 31, 2026.
10. List of In House Dance Productions with LIVE Audiences, Stage and Recitals of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.

972 979 2559.

Website : www.graceandgrooves.com

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/GraceAndGrooves

Twitter : https://twitter.com/GraceAndGrooves

Youtube Channel :https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSbZYIr0EPzrfPNzH_0FcVw

Drama Recitals & Productions By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj

Drama Recitals by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj are a unique part of the Grace And Grooves® performing arts curriculum, where students learn much more than acting. While drama is often presented as part of a larger recital or dance production, each performance is developed as its own theatrical production with structured rehearsals, scripts, characters, and stage direction.

Students gain hands-on experience in acting, dialogue delivery, script reading, storytelling, stage presence, voice projection, facial expressions, body language, improvisation, teamwork, and live audience interaction. They also learn important production skills such as stagecraft, backstage coordination, prop handling, performance etiquette, rehearsal discipline, and technical awareness of lighting, sound, and stage management.

Through these productions, students build confidence, communication skills, creativity, leadership, and professionalism while experiencing the excitement of performing in front of a live audience.

Drama Recitals at Grace And Grooves® combine education, entertainment, and real-world stage experience, helping students develop valuable life skills that extend far beyond the stage.

The Drama is usually either clubbed or seperated, it depends on enrollment. 2021 had a seperate production because of all boys and prolonged drama run time.

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LIVE Drama with Audiences – Drama are in English. However, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj does include some fun words of Hindi.

Current graduates include —-

1. Drama without dialogues
2. Drama with dialogues
3. Drama with dance
4. Drama without dance
5. Drama and Mimicry
6. STEM focused Dramas – Non Dance.
7. Drama and Acting within the dance – Role Play
8. Dance Drama – Non Stop story through dance and acting
9. Drama focused to faith – usually through faith places, as asked or requested.
10. Drama on social awareness
11. Drama with interactive audiences
12. Drama and Monologues
13. Dubbing, Voice Over and Sound – Stage Craft

Our dancers do not sing! Although they sing in their schools for their choir. Occassionally, they perform on our stages for singing various famous numbers.

From Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s FB Post –

My drama productions at Grace And Grooves Corp By Hetal Nagaraj are in USA – English.

Sometimes, I include some fun snippets from other dialects!
My drama are not very long but can considerably be called a production. Since it is me only and part time, i do not do these every year. Drama productions happen every 2 years.

Thus, no brand for it. My numbers on LIVE-drama productions is fairly low to just 3 until now — as it was one of the latest program launched in 2018-2019.
My drama are “with” and “without” dance.
#Right

But it has acting, dubbing, voice over, sound and light effects, dialogues, music mixed just as LIVE Drama and Theater does it.

My drama are not within genre as these fall in category of Drama and Theater Programs and not dance drama or dance musical productions.

Very well, yes they are publicly announced usually in holidays.

I do not Indian-language dramas. #YES

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There are no tickets for these productions because —

outsiders or those who do not belong to company or are not the students or parents of the company — are usually not allowed.

The count of 3 drama series until now is exclusive in-house production only. As Hetal Joshi Nagaraj does provide services to temples and organizations.

This is just for company’s internal activities and yearly students and Official Brands of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj and various shoots are usually before or after the program, certificates and milestones are awarded and rewarded in these programs.

Students in these production dance for themselves as a completion of their levels as a graduation.

Tickets may be available if Hetal Joshi Nagaraj allows it pertaining to seating arrangements. Tickets are through http://www.graceandgrooves.com.

It becomes challenging to have public audiences for company’s own internal company activities.

March Madness Medley Recitals™ By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj

Where Every March Brings New Beginnings

At Grace And Grooves®, March Madness Recitals™ represent the excitement of new beginnings, student milestones, and the celebration of recreational performing arts education. Inspired by the energy and anticipation associated with the month of March, these recital productions provide beginner and recreational students with their first opportunity to perform on stage in a supportive, family-friendly environment.

Unlike traditional recital models that occur every year regardless of student readiness, March Madness Recitals™ are thoughtfully scheduled based on curriculum progression and new student enrollment cycles. Most students begin their journey through recreational programs, combination classes, or single-genre weekly classes before advancing to performance opportunities. This ensures that every recital reflects genuine learning, confidence, and artistic growth rather than simply fulfilling an annual calendar event.

Directed by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, each March Madness Recital™ is designed around the students who are ready to perform. Programs may feature Bollywood Dance, Indian Folk Dance, Bharatanatyam foundations, theater, dance drama, storytelling, and multidisciplinary creative performances, providing students with a memorable introduction to stage performance while strengthening teamwork, confidence, and presentation skills.

Because Hetal Joshi Nagaraj personally instructs and oversees student training, class sizes and new enrollments are carefully planned to maintain individualized attention and educational quality. This intentional approach allows every participant to receive meaningful stage experience while preserving the organization’s high standards of instruction and production.

More than a recital, March Madness Recitals™ celebrate the completion of important learning milestones, encourage family and community participation, and create lasting memories through professionally organized performances, photography, videography, and production documentation.

For many students, these recitals become the beginning of a larger artistic journey—progressing from recreational classes to productions, workshops, leadership opportunities, and advanced performance pathways within Grace And Grooves®.

Highlights of March Madness Recitals™

• Celebration of new student cohorts and recreational programs
• Beginner-friendly performance opportunities
• Bollywood, Indian Folk Dance, Bharatanatyam, theater, and dance drama
• Curriculum-based recital planning
• Professional stage production experience
• Family and community celebration
• Student confidence and leadership development
• Photography, videography, and archival documentation
• Gateway to advanced productions and future creative opportunities
• Students who change their genre often perform in these recitals as their introductory year.
• Simplicity at its best!

March Madness Recitals™ embody the philosophy of Grace And Grooves®—transforming first performances into lifelong journeys of culture, creativity, confidence, and artistic excellence.

Company’s some of the best Elites all begin their journey from something as simple as RECITAL!

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There are no tickets for these productions because —

outsiders or those who do not belong to company or are not the students or parents of the company — are usually not allowed.

This is just for company’s internal activities and yearly students and Official Brands of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj and various shoots are usually before or after the program, certificates and milestones are awarded and rewarded in these programs.

Students in these production dance for themselves as a completion of their levels as a graduation.

Tickets may be available if Hetal Joshi Nagaraj allows it pertaining to seating arrangements. Tickets are through http://www.graceandgrooves.com.

It becomes challenging to have public audiences for company’s own internal company activities.

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— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture , any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current

2021 – August. 8 productions in 1 day – Post Pandemic – Grace And Grooves Corp Ft. ALL Dance Productions, Indoor and Outdoor.

Indoor Production List —

• 1. Sarva Bollywood Production
• 2. Rang Folk Dance Production
• 3. Anantha Dance Production
• 4. Medlay Madness – Recital Ft. G2 Dance Factory Launch Performances
• 5. Model Batch and Parents Program Batch.

Outdoor Parallel Production List —

• 1. Anantha Dance Production – Students who refused to do perform indoors.
• 2. Rang Folk Dance Productions – Students who refused to do perform indoors.
• 3. Solo Elite Performers’ who refused to perform indoors.

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The Pandemic Pivot: From Eight Cancelled Productions to Eight Consecutive Live Productions, On Stage – With Audiences

The COVID-19 pandemic brought an unprecedented disruption to the performing arts industry. During the initial lockdowns, eight major productions planned by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj and Grace And Grooves were cancelled following mandatory closures of city-owned performance venues.

As Grace And Grooves traditionally presents its annual productions in municipal performing arts venues, all venue reservations were cancelled in accordance with local government directives, and the associated rental fees were fully refunded by the respective cities.

Since most productions were community presentations without ticket sales, there was minimal financial impact on audiences.

The only exception was the scheduled USA tour featuring Revanta Sarabhai, for which tickets had been sold through the Grace And Grooves registration portal. Following the international tour cancellation due to global COVID-19 restrictions, all ticket holders received full refunds through reverse payment transactions directly via portal itself, a few were from city sites as compulsion and those took 1 month and were reveresed to customers directly — ensuring that no attendee incurred a financial loss.

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Sponsor Planning During the Emerging COVID-19 Situation For International Touring Artists.

As planning for the production progressed, news regarding the emerging COVID-19 outbreak had already begun circulating internationally by December 2019. While the full extent of the global pandemic and subsequent lockdowns could not have been predicted, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj anticipated that international travel and event schedules might experience disruptions or delays.

As a precautionary measure, sponsors were not asked to make advance financial commitments toward the production until there was greater clarity regarding the evolving situation. This conservative approach was intended to protect sponsors and community partners from uncertainty surrounding the event schedule.

Recognizing that several guest artists and participants were scheduled to travel internationally for programs that had been planned 6 months in advance, Hetal also reserved an additional venue space as a contingency, allowing flexibility should travel delays, scheduling conflicts, or revised rehearsal requirements arise.

At that stage, the expectation was that there might be postponements or logistical adjustments rather than the widespread venue closures and lockdowns that ultimately occurred.

Although the pandemic eventually resulted in mandatory cancellations of live stage performances, these early contingency measures reflected a proactive approach to event planning and risk management during a period of rapidly changing global circumstances.

This automatically reduced half of the work!

The only expenses Hetal Joshi Nagaraj had to bear and were shared with particular international artist was advertisement expenses for the additional events that were planned in middle of 2 programs which were not part of initial proposal by the artist and thus, does not qualify Hetal Joshi Nagaraj as presenter or host. By thumb rule.

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About Grace And Grooces Corp Portal –

It is Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s process wherein until the show begins, she does not usually allow payments in the bank from tickets.

Her portal offers excellent services to these E-Commerce platform and Plug-ins to restrict the payments whenever certain activities are paused or at times tickets are not even allowed.

This practice is common as Hetal Joshi Nagaraj often attracts large groups to perform – these are often her own friends, or couples groups and if seating and activity list allows, then tickets are open.

It automates life!

It locks online company portal database too and prevents online-fraud.

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Pandemic 2020 – Classes and New Academic Year Continued –

Despite the closure of performance venues, Grace And Grooves Corp aka Hetal Joshi Nagaraj remained committed to its students.

Rather than pausing instruction, all classes, and educational programs transitioned online. Students continued learning their next level, and preparing throughout the lockdown.

When public health restrictions gradually eased and live performances became possible under newly established safety guidelines, an unexpected opportunity emerged.

Ordinarily, annual students would conclude their annual recital season with a summer break or vacation following their productions. And usually summer sessions are entirely separate.

However, after just 2-3 weeks of lockdown, many students and families requested that training continue rather than pause. Having spent significant time at home, students were eager to return to dance, performance on stages with full audiences, and community activities.

The decision was consciously made by parents through out—batch by batch and duly supported by students, as students had nothing to do in summer as well when the holidays kicked in.

All summer sports activities were all completely stopped thus dance became their only physical well being.

Thus, the summer programs were announced right away as a continuation of academic year and not as a separate summer session by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.

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Dhamaal Events USA –

Since all the Dhamaal Events professionals could not come to USA because of lock down, a few – Manojbhai, Justin – G2 Hiphop and Santhosh Garu were ready to take online classes on workshop pathway.

Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s own batches were full and Hetal did not any room for extra batches if they were to start anything. So workshops were announced. Manojbhai and Santhosh Garu took 3 workshops under a strict supervion of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, lesson by lesson and those were exclusive students of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj including her own kids.

Only 2 students aahana and samarth performed full workshop performance from manojbhai. santosh’s work was strictly directed by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj as those were Ms Hetal’s own student from various level. Ashna, Samarth, Nirja, Anushka performed, while the others dropped out or moved to Hetal Joshi Nagaraj as by then, in person batches had resumed.

A few of these were non performing as some were international students and performance was logistically not possible.

All the Elites continued their work online as well.

There was not many workshops that could be pushed in the pandemic timeline because Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s students and certain batches refused to adhere to any summer enrollments through workshops and wanted to instead continue the academic year itself or create new season and start the academic year early than August – the usual enrollment time.

Although every art work in dance by genre — for the eight cancelled productions were completed before the lockdown as a norm, the performances could not take place on stage. In several cases, particularly for public relations and portfolio packages, families could preserve their hard work.

Some completed these with full costume in 2020 production, while some performed at home and completed their performance. A detailed record of the cancelled productions and the organization’s pandemic response is documented – https://wp.me/p7EbkV-1zy

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This overwhelming enthusiasm resulted in one of the most ambitious production schedules in the organization’s history.

Rather than presenting a single large recital, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj produced eight consecutive live productions on August 8, creating what became the organization’s largest continuous production event to date.

To accommodate evolving public health recommendations, several operational changes were implemented:

• Student groups were divided into smaller cohorts to maintain physical distance — wherever possible.
• Role play was restricted heavily and was planned with 3 feet distance in 2021 and masks were enforced.
• Audience seating followed the seating restriction of 1 seat empty between each family.
• Some parents remained cautious about indoor gatherings even after venues reopened, leading to modified participation schedules.
• Selected one-hour productions and performances were staged outdoors in parallel with indoor programming. Just different times.
• Audience capacity was carefully managed throughout the day.
• Time buffers between productions allowed audiences to exit before the next audience entered and there was a fair refreshment break to allow combination batch students to change their costumes and relax.
• Refreshment breaks were scheduled between productions, with food services provided by Chennai Cafe, Richardson back then – verified city vendor.
• Promos and links to various class clips

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The event operated with what is commonly referred to as revolving audiences.

Revolving audiences are commonly requested during prolonged recitals. Since Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s productions were always in multiple counts in one day, this protocol is well understood to her audiences. Outsiders are anyways not permitted. Nonetheless, the new parents were requested respectfully to adhere to these policies so that other parents can watch their kids as the seating was cut to 80% capacity because of 1 seat empty between families.

Thus, rather than remaining for the entire day, most families attended the production featuring their own children and departed afterward, allowing the next audience group to enter for the following performance. This significantly reduced crowd density while enabling all student groups to perform before live audiences.

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Because eight productions were scheduled back-to-back within a single day, there was insufficient production time to develop the elaborate theatrical storylines that often characterize Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s larger productions. Instead, the focus shifted toward providing every student the opportunity to perform safely while celebrating months of perseverance, dedication, and continued artistic growth.

Nonetheless, Drama series as a seperate production continued — as a part of two year routine. Every two years, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj rolls drama series batches with dialogues and acting. Kids learn dubbing, sound, voice over, and such tactics of Stage craft and Theaterical Drama Productions.

What began as the cancellation of eight productions ultimately became a remarkable demonstration of resilience. Through adaptability, careful planning, and the unwavering support of students, parents, volunteers, and faculty, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj transformed one of the most challenging periods in performing arts history into a celebration of community, determination, and the enduring power of dance.

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History came full circle during this production.

Children of Grace And Grooves graduates stepped onto the stage where their parents had once performed and graduated years earlier under the guidance of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.

It was and is a powerful testament to the longevity of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s teaching and the trust families have placed in her across generations.

As former students returned with their own children, Hetal embraced a new chapter in her artistic journey—becoming, in spirit, a proud “dance grandmother.” Her legacy was no longer measured only by performances or awards and mere competitions with 26 years of straight wins, but by generations of families united through dance, culture, and community. Most latest and known to general public is Ms. Sindhu.

This triggered the birth of Elite Lines,

Elite Lines were then formed in 2022

2022 was the roughest time of Grace And Grooves Corp because of multiple frauds back to back and massive damage to Hetal Joshi Nagaraj personal life and Company’s over all financial stability. Nonetheless, Elite Lines stood strong with Hetal Joshi Nagaraj creating a remarkable legacy.

About Elite Lines extremely strong support.

Success of Elite Lines as it may occur will be penned as well.

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Dance Genres –

1. Bharatanatyam Margam – Full
2. Creatives Bharatanatyam
3. Indian Folk Dances – Tribal, Kerala Border Lines, Punjab
4. Bollywood
5. Hiphop – Urban,
6. Kalaripayattu Demonstrations
7. Contemporary Approach to Kalaripayattu Demonstrations
8. Chhau Demonstrations
9. Weapons and Mixed Martial Arts.
10. Model Showcase
11. Drama with dialogues
12. Several Elites delivered their first batches on stage – successfully through company engagements for various levels under the strict supervision of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
13. Dance Drama, not to confuse with Musical Theater. Our dancers do sing through their ISD Choir programs but are not singers in our dance dramas. May be soon.

Danceathon had a special feature of All Boys teams and “Sathiya” entire movie song collection.

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August 2021 – The Grand Finale of Two Iconic Dance Series

August 2021 marked the conclusion of two of Grace And Grooves’ longest-running themed production collections—the Shiva Series and the Allu Arjun Series—both of which had captivated audiences since 2013.

For nearly a decade, these themed choreographic collections became audience favorites, with each season introducing fresh interpretations, evolving choreography, and new generations of dancers. The Shiva Series celebrated the spiritual, powerful, and artistic essence of Lord Shiva through classical, folk, fusion, and contemporary dance styles. The Allu Arjun Series paid tribute to one of Indian cinema’s most influential dance icons, inspiring students with high-energy choreography, expressive storytelling, and commercial dance excellence.

After eight successful years, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj chose to conclude both series, believing they had reached a natural artistic milestone. Rather than repeating established concepts within the genre, the organization looked ahead to discovering new dance inspirations and innovative performance themes that would continue challenging students creatively while keeping productions fresh for audiences.

The conclusion of these two signature series marked the end of an important chapter in Grace And Grooves’ production history.

Their legacy remains evident in hundreds of performances, countless student memories, and the technical and artistic growth they inspired across multiple generations of dancers.

The Elites who beautifully delivered these 2 collections in full are Aahana, Samarth Setty and Nirja Setty throughout their trainings years within their genres!

As one chapter closed, another began—continuing Grace And Grooves’ tradition of reinventing its productions while preserving the creativity, excellence, and storytelling that have defined Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s choreography since the organization’s inception.

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Picture Gallery of 8 productions in 1 day —-

Some pictures as per waivers are clubbed together for social media purposes.

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There are no tickets for these productions because —

outsiders or those who do not belong to company or are not the students or parents of the company — are usually not allowed.

This is just for company’s internal activities and yearly students and Official Brands of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj and various shoots are usually before or after the program, certificates and milestones are awarded and rewarded in these programs.

Students in these production dance for themselves as a completion of their levels as a graduation.

Tickets may be available if Hetal Joshi Nagaraj allows it pertaining to seating arrangements. Tickets are through http://www.graceandgrooves.com.

It becomes challenging to have public audiences for company’s own internal company activities.

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1. Grace And Grooves Company’s Platform
2. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj Platform, Grace And Grooves Corp promos and own such other.
3. Rang Folk Dance Productions By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
4. Sarva Folk Dance Productions By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
5. Anantha Classical Dance Productions by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
6. March Madness Recitals By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
7. Drama Recitals By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
8. Model Productions By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
9. Shoot Productions Exclusive for PR, as of July 31, 2026.
10. List of In House Dance Productions with LIVE Audiences, Stage and Recitals of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.

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Website : www.graceandgrooves.com

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/GraceAndGrooves

Twitter : https://twitter.com/GraceAndGrooves

Youtube Channel :https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSbZYIr0EPzrfPNzH_0FcVw

— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture , any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current

Anantha Dance Production is an exclusive to Traditional approaches to performing arts focused to Classical and Indian Folk Dances.

Sarva is connected to Sanskrit Word —- Everything, All Entire, Whole, Universal, Complete, Everything / Everyone, Everything that exists, The Totality.

Sarva Dance Productions were thus created as a seperate Not So traditional approach since company operates through official brands – packages and programs under Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.

Hetal could have wished only Bollywood but when in USA and outside India, we cannot just think of Bollywood. From 2004, it just came to Hetal during her own corporate life formal parties and this opened a whole new arena of workforce. As a quick learner, she could! Check this.

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Cinematic Vision & Production Expertise

With formal training in cinematography and extensive exposure to professional production environments, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj developed a deeper understanding of visual storytelling, camera techniques, production planning, and cinematic presentation. Her experience across industrial training environments, creative productions, and exposure to Bollywood-inspired cinematic approaches naturally expanded her artistic journey beyond stage performance.

This combination of performing arts expertise and cinematic knowledge made the transition into visual productions, media projects, and cinematic ventures a natural progression. Over time, it led to the development of dedicated creative teams capable of managing choreography, production planning, visual documentation, photography, videography, and multi-disciplinary artistic projects.

Nonetheless, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj is constantly in look out for various ventures if available for shorter projects to utilize existing resources around DFW, Texas, USA.

Her approach combines the precision of a trained cinematographer with the creativity of a performing artist—bringing together storytelling, movement, visual composition, and production excellence to create impactful experiences across stage, screen, and digital platforms.

Thus the shoots, and all activities are hand in hand along with trainings in performing arts at Grace And Grooves. Official Brand list were documented, received trademarks, some copyrights and IP as well.

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Inspirations are her own trainings –

1. Live Set Visits to TV series, Door Darshan Shoot Gigs through schools and colleges for “real world experience”.
2. Hetal’s Dad’s friend lived near Laxmikant Pyarelal Studios and Mehboob Studios so visits were often.
   • As her poetry speciality and in shaayarana, she had her mind set in music – some day. It is like once you have seen it all, trained and all – you will do it. It is matter of time.
3. Own Salon Trainings – some of her faculties are makeup and glam service providers in Bollywood.
4. Hetal’s exposure of Salon Business led to fashion projects and to offer custom beauty products services for high profile clients. Her peers travelled across London and Paris regularly. These glam locations automatically enables several opportunities. NRI background added little cherry.
5. Textile and Fabric Designers, Suppliers and Bulk Markets.
6. Extended families par takes in tv series, local gigs, have their own local bands and in movies.
7. School Trainings included these activities which then extended to college through which she gained exposure to legacies and high networth individuals through performances, community engagement programs and various cultural outreach programs.
8. Some cousins are anti-classical and anti-traditional in family and have often included Hetal Joshi Nagaraj for their festivals and functions as a dancer.
   • Unlike traditional dancers, Hetal has demonstrated to be a versatile dancer throughout her childhood and can be trained in any form at very short period of time thus was always the part of their little dance projects in family functions.
   • She broke her own record of non stop dance lessons for straight 10 hours in 2019 back to back private classes, rehearsals and her own dance practice to perform in her own show.
   • Her 2nd record was in Chennai trainings during MFA in 2017-2018. 8am to 5pm – non stop dance with an hour of lunch time – this was in Bharatanatyam.
   • Prior to 2018 for the 40 hour package Kathak Production 8 am to 8pm – Mudra – Ahmedabad.
9. Some of Hetal’s former bosses’ wives are in performing arts – commercial programs in schools and colleges while some are part time choreographers in Bollywood. Hetal shares very good repo with them — till date!
10. Till date, her teachers’ kids visit USA and Hetal Joshi Nagaraj as a life long relations with them, this includes emergency number. Several of these work with Hetal just to be in it.

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There are no tickets for these productions because —

outsiders or those who do not belong to company or are not the students or parents of the company — are usually not allowed.

This is just for company’s internal activities and yearly students and Official Brands of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj and various shoots are usually before or after the program, certificates and milestones are awarded and rewarded in these programs.

Students in these production dance for themselves as a completion of their levels as a graduation.

Tickets may be available if Hetal Joshi Nagaraj allows it pertaining to seating arrangements. Tickets are through http://www.graceandgrooves.com.

It becomes challenging to have public audiences for company’s own internal company activities.

Auditions are deliberately made strict to avoid any external setbacks.

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— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture , any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current

Anantha – Infinite Possibilities Within Indian Classical Dance and Traditional Dance Forms.

The Birth of Anantha

The concept of Anantha (“Infinite”) was conceived in January 2018, during a period of unexpected challenges that ultimately inspired new creative opportunities and a broader artistic vision.

Why Anantha Was Created

From 2015-2016, Grace And Grooves recitals had naturally evolved into large-scale theatrical productions each year. However, students specializing in Bharatanatyam and Indian Folk Dances deserved a platform that celebrated the full artistic depth of their disciplines.

Rather than presenting only a few recital pieces, Anantha was designed as a production where students could experience:

• Complete artistic storytelling
• Advanced Bharatanatyam repertoire
• Creative choreography within traditional frameworks
• Indian Folk Dance innovation
• Literature-inspired performances
• Professional production values
• Extended stage experience

The philosophy remained simple: Innovation without forsaking fundamentals.

The artistic vision behind Anantha draws inspiration from decades of formal training under renowned teachers and institutions, including. These trainings were infused in Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s life in her childhood and teenage years with direct exposure to industrial experiences and utilization of artistic dance forms :

• Lt. Smt. Daksha V. Joshi, her formal guru.
• Lt. Smt. Daksha M. Joshi, her own mother.
• Lt. Smt. Mrinalini Sarabhai – Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad.
• Kalakshetra Foundation – Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Natyavihar Kalakendra’s Artistic Productions – Mumbai, Maharashtra India.
• Traditional Tanjore Brothers Margam – Tanjore, Tamil Nadu.

Combined with more than three decades of performing arts education, these influences shaped Hetal Nagaraj’s own signature approach to Bharatanatyam and Indian Folk Dance productions. Influences, NRI influences.

Several choreographies presented under Anantha have also received competition awards and authorized republication permissions.

Fun Fact – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj has a striking coincidence of similar names throughout her own life, including her own name Hetal Joshi. As above, her formal guru and her mother shares similar names and surnames. There will instances of such names where she will herself ask which Hetal. Company’s own graduates have few Hetal(s).

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A Platform for Grace And Grooves Artists

Anantha was created exclusively for Grace And Grooves students.

Only students enrolled in Grace And Grooves programs participate in the production, allowing performers to grow within a structured curriculum, advanced mentorship, and company production environment.

Selected guest artists are invited only when their work complements the annual production theme or usually to provide their program as part of company.

The focus is not simply on performance.

It is on:

• Artistic excellence
• Correct technique
• Safe training practices
• Creative exploration
• Professional stage readiness

As Ms. Hetal often emphasizes:

“It is not about perfection. It is about doing it right.”

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A Tribute to Literature, Tradition & Creativity

Anantha–1 became Hetal Nagaraj’s first exclusive Indian Dance Production, featuring original choreographic works alongside a tribute to the timeless literature and poetry of Rabindranath Tagore.

Every choreography reflected the balance of:

• Nritta (pure dance)
• Nritya (expressive dance)
• Natya (dramatic storytelling)
• Tandava
• Lasya
• Bhakti
• Shakti
• Creative interpretation within tradition

Each production piece carried its own identity, theme, costumes, and artistic narrative.

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There are no tickets for these productions because —

outsiders or those who do not belong to company or are not the students or parents of the company — are usually not allowed.

It becomes challenging to have public audiences for company’s own internal company activities.

Auditions are deliberately made strict to avoid any external setbacks.

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— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture , any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current

Pandemic Production (2020)

2020 *Post Pandemic* – Outdoor Production – 2 Hour Outdoor Production – Rang 1 Folk Dance Production Ft. Sarva Dance Production

About Folk Dance Production —- RANG.

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About this Production –

This production featured 15 exclusive students of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, performing with approximately six feet of physical distance throughout to align with the health and safety recommendations in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students who participated in this production were Regular Students – year round – Lewisville, Plano 121 Mcdermott Independence Location. Age 10 and up.

The participating students had completed some of their advanced training by Mid-2019 and few of these dances were also performed in Sarva 2019 Red Carpet Dance Production in production performances for some submissions in particular for its usability while their own individual group performances were pending and some completion last 1 minute.

These dances were – Ghoomar Folk, a couple of Bollywood Performances, Hiphop Fusions, and Contemporary Martial Arts Demonstrations and Bharatanatyam Margams. A couple of the pictures of ghoomar production dance is shown for transparency.

These were originally scheduled to perform in a major stage production in February 2020 as a part of production that matched to Rang Folk Dance Production theme and genre.

Due to the global pandemic and subsequent lockdowns with immediate effect by the city itself, those live performances were postponed indefinitely. Rather than allowing months of preparation to go unseen, the work was combined to be Rang Folk Dance Production and was thoughtfully adapted into a professionally documented production while maintaining appropriate distancing and safety measures.

To ensure every performer received individual recognition, students were organized into smaller performance groups, allowing each dancer to be clearly visible within the camera frame. This approach not only enhanced documentation quality but also celebrated the individual progress and artistry of every participant. This was during the 6 feet distance.

The production showcased advanced-level Rajasthani Folk Dance, Indian Folk Fusion, and Bollywood Folk — demonstrating technical precision, comparative overview of both techniques in Bollywood and Indian Folk, cultural authenticity, synchronized formations, and expressive performance despite the limitations imposed during the pandemic.

While the rest were from Online Classes who chose to do some competitions or take their performances as the lockdown was in effect with 6 feet distance and this created uncertainity of production or a recital. Thus, shoots were held in manner of production itself as a mark of their performance totaling to 2 hour production. Private Packages were encourage to complete certain online setbacks.

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Beyond the dance production, students also participated in several complementary professional development activities, including:

• Public Relations (PR) photography sessions
• Costume Suppliers Shoot
• College audition and performance portfolio submissions
• Performance documentation for artistic archives and future opportunities

Throughout 2020 and 2021, while many traditional performances remained suspended, students continued their artistic growth through structured online and hybrid training.

Digital era of entire performing arts opened up to digital competitions and these were won too, back to back!

They earned multiple awards and recognitions across regional, national, and international, later as well through their travel ventures. Non voting ones from some the best renowned personalities in multiple categories.

As LIVE events gradually resumed, several students also received awards in in-person stage competitions, while others continued to excel through professionally produced pre-recorded performance categories.

This period demonstrated the resilience, adaptability, and continued commitment of both students and instructor to maintaining high standards of performing arts education, technical excellence, and cultural preservation during one of the most challenging periods for the global arts community.

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Picture Gallery – Some dates are by submissions because of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s own page.

The date of win is the one that matters and goes on portfolio or the picture. Only because candidate may not win. For the show, it would be the date of the show or academic year!

— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture , any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current

The Exception of short term trainings in Bharatanatyam – Not the case for Hetal Joshi Nagaraj though. But, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj has one such exception!

Tejaswini.

If somebody attends classes every single day without fail, practices religiously every single day then the whole dynamics itself changes and this is possibility to complete it in extremely short time.

Tejaswini attended Bharatanatyam classes in every single location, 3 to 4 days in week in group classes, 1 day of private class and both the days of weekend.

In that year, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj herself had 6 locations. Though part time 3 hour per location are more than enough for a young adult to master — whatever is taught.

Muscle memory is very powerful and allows to regain the movements that a body recalls even if brain may not. Ms. Puja was much later on this.

During trainings, it was discovered that she had learned mix of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam in her South Indian School which confused her about the dance form, she had mastered. Upon trainings, it was concluded that she had learned little bit of both. This is exactly the words, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj told her during her submission of audition school clip for enrollment of Bharatanatyam program. As for those who have done some training, some demonstration is required to show the learnings if not the college or school clips.

Her email to Hetal Joshi Nagaraj – I have done some classical trainings in school and college. All teachers are getting confused and they are confusing me too. I see you offer multi style. Can you help me complete it. That’s how she enrolled. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj asked her–would it matter if she learned Bharatanatyam! She emailed – she does not care. Just not something new as Folk and other is new.

Tejaswini completed the training in 1 year to rush to her family life goals right after.

She could showcase and demonstrate kuchipudi in her solo work remarkably seperately as well and Samarth Setty danced with her — not knowing it was kuchipudi, in her own solo work assignment.

It was in Anantha 2019, and by then she had completed entire Bharatanatyam trainings and thus, could easily seperate both the dance forms!

When Hetal Joshi Nagaraj told Samarth Setty and other Bharatanatyam students — this is kuchipudi, they all smiled. It is Like-Bharatanatyam but different.

Hetal Joshi Nagaraj had her very first experience of this.

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In south indian schools, it is normal for teachers to instruct these as combined effort just like some college teams in USA. While in Gujarat, Indian Folk and Bharatanatyam is most common. Parsi and Nepali Folk is predominant in cities with army and defense programs. During Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s passing years itself, bollywood and hiphop were added for younger generations as Hetal could see it in her juniors’ programs and other former school programs. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj is well connected to her junior batch mates through out the decades.

While these 2 dance forms are extremely alike to a layman eye, a dancer can easily learn these without any extra muscle training as a “new” movement.

Fun Facts —- Hetal Joshi Nagaraj is a scholar whose notes are till date forwarded in her university areas as a guide to pass through the systems. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj left her email id on those notes and this automatically makes them contact Hetal. These students then become service providers too for hetaln.com. A remarkable example that fundamentals do not change!

The best known examples are her own SEO providers and several such junior batch mates. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s world is this small.

— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture , any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current