Sneha Kappanna

About

Dance is how I talk to the world - sometimes it's a quiet prayer, sometimes a full-on celebration. My dad always said, "Namma naadu, namma kale, namma kathae" (our land, our art, our story). That's in everything I do. I help you find the real heart of folk traditions, not just the surface.

What I Bring

• Over 25 years living, learning, and performing folk dance.
• Help with folk dance event curation for festivals, big government shows, or even street processions.
• Personally anchor and design performances so every bit makes sense to your audience.
• Massive folk artist network - from solo acts to 300 performers, I can pull the right team together.

Digging Deeper

• Written "Nrutya Beru" on Karnataka's folk dances (Kannada & English).
• Offer academic folk dance research support, including talks, papers, and live demos.
• Workshops for dancers and theatre folks, all rooted in Indian traditional choreography but open to new ideas.

Where My Feet Have Led Me

• G20 - Woman’s Conclave, Ministry of Tourism’s Discover Mysuru, Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava.
• Everything from Kamsale and Dollu Kunitha in Karnataka to Manipuri Maharas and Faug from Haryana.
• Even curated for international traditional dance collaborations.

Folk dance isn’t just my job - it’s my way of keeping our stories alive. If you want your event or project to actually mean something, let’s talk.