Art historian by education. Elena Tarasova has been learning Indian classical dance for the past 23 years. Disciple of Kuchipudi Guru Padmashree Dr. Sobha Naidu, Kathak Guru Ashwani Nigam. Elena also had worked with other great Kuchipudi teachers - Vempati Ravi Shankar, Shiv Adinarayana Chinta, Deepika Reddy, Sailaja, Kishore Mosalikanti.

Performer of Indian classical dance Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, creative choreographer, dance teacher with 13 years experience, lecturer, art-researcher, artistic director-founder of "Apsara" - Сenter for Indian classical dance and yoga, established in 1996 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. She is also a founder of Cultural Center Indian Club (2009). Under guidance of Elena Tarasova more than 50 students are being trained, among them there are the citizens of Saint-Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Moscow, Novgorod and other Russian cities, several students-foreigners.

In June 2008 Elena happened to be the only non-Indian Kuchipudi dancer participated in International Kuchipudi Dance Convention. Elena is a holder of Guiness World Record for Kuchipudi dance. Her biography was published by Hubners Encyclopedia Who is Who.
Activities: Indian classical dance performances, production of choreography for Indian classical dance Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, fusion, Indian classical dance theory, nritya yoga, hatha yoga (Shri B. K. S. Iyengar), dance therapy, philosophy of the dance, charity.
You are welcome to join Elena's Indian classical dance school "Apsara" in Saint-Petersburg.
For the performances call +7 911 923 38 40