About Us

We are an award-winning, premier Dance Institute and Performing Company that has imparted the passion of learning, performing, and excelling in dance to students since 1994 when the school was first founded by Meena Basu Nag. Since then, our institute has demonstrated a track record of continued success by winning numerous trophies and awards at major dance competitions and receiving invitations to prestigious cultural shows and corporate events. We have teachers who are experts in teaching Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Semi-Classical, Bollywood, Hip-Hop, Ballet, Jazz, and IndoContemporary. For toddlers, we offer a Preschooler’s Bollywood class and for adults, we offer adult Bollywood fusion classes. We also offer private classes for Weddings and other events. Our student performing dance company and our professional Nritya Creations Performing Dance Company (NCPC) specialize in creative fusion choreography that artistically blends various styles of Indian Dance such as Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Indo-Contemporary with Western Dance forms such as Ballet, Jazz, Modern, and Hip-Hop as well as other cultural dance forms like Bollywood, Ballroom, and African Dance. Through its cross-cultural collaboration in choreography, Nritya Creations prides itself in creating a unique and wonderfully pleasing experience of sight and sound. With a faculty of highly-qualified, caring, and ethnically diverse dance experts, students are trained seriously in technique and eventually blossom into graceful and versatile dancers as they mature and grow in the program.

Nritya Creations has won Best Choreography, First Place Trophy, and Best Costume Awards in the prestigious Naya Andaz Dance Competitions from 2007 to 2014 and has been judged by notable choreographers such as Farah Khan, Saroj Khan, Longinus Fernandes, Manisha Koirala, Bipasha Basu and other Bollywood celebrities. Nritya Creations Academy of Dance has performed at the Amitabh Bachchan Unforgettable Bollywood Tour, Sunidhi Chauhan Concert, and other notable Bollywood productions. The Performing Company has been invited to perform at the United Nations for UN dignitaries, Award Gala honoring Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, South Asian Theater and Dance Festival at NJPAC, Charity Benefit with Miss America, Nina Davuluri, and Diwali Celebrations at the NJ Governor’s Mansion.

Our Mission:

To provide Excellence in Technique based dance training to our diverse students from ages 3 to adulthood with a disciplined and structured approach in teaching both classical Kalakshetra Bharatanatyam and Western dance technique that includes Ballet, Jazz, and Hip Hop. This cross-cultural dance training provides our students with the necessary fundamental dance skills to be well-rounded strong dancers and also prepares them for our cross-cultural Fusion and Bollywood choreography.

Our Dance Style:

The creative dance style of Nritya Creations artistically blends various styles of Indian Dance such as Bharatanatyam, Oddissi, Manipuri and Kathak with Western Dance forms such as jazz, ballet, lyrical and hip-hop and other cultural dance forms to create a unique and wonderfully pleasing experience of sight and sound. This style of dance is innovative and contemporary yet has the inherent grammar of Classical Indian dance. Graceful body movements, formations and poses are blended with vibrant steps and modern dance movements.

Why Join Nritya Creations?

Nritya Creations has imparted the passion for learning, performing, and excelling in dance to youngsters since 1994 when the school was first founded by Meena Basu Nag. Ever since then, Nritya Creations students have demonstrated a track record of continued success by winning numerous trophies and awards at major dance competitions and getting invited to prestigious cultural events, fundraisers, and shows. With a faculty of highly qualified, caring, and ethnically diverse dance teaching experts, we are positioned uniquely and very strongly to continue our legacy of building very strong well rounded dancers who become lifelong advocates of this art form.

Our graduating students have gone on to become leaders in their collegiate dance teams, choreographers, and assistant teachers, or have chosen to minor in dance at the college level. The secret to our success is that we take pride, time, and care to teach the proper grammar and fundamentals of dance technique (the A, B, C’s of Dance) to all our students which is the foundation upon which their future laurels will grow. Our students find it very easy to apply their strong dance foundation to the popular BOLLYWOOD and Fusion styles as demonstrated by their extraordinary success in BOLLYWOOD shows and competitions. Our curriculum provided students with levels of certification in both Indian Classical Dance and Western Dance allowing them to achieve excellence in today’s multi-cultural diverse artistic environment.

FAQ’s:

What Happens if a Student Misses a Class?

The Student can take a make up class in another center or another similar level class in same center if one is offered.

What Method of Payment is accepted?

Monthly Visa and Mastercard Billing if one is offered.

Do you teach Bollywood?

Yes, we offer Bollywood classes for children, teens, and adults. We also teach fusion Bollywood styles including Hip-Hop to Bollywood and Semi-Classical Bollywood.

How qualified is your teaching staff?

Our Students are taught by accredited, mature dance professionals who bring expertise and years of experience teaching and choreographing in their respective dance fields. Our Bharata Natyam staff have completed their certification and graduation in formal Bharata Natyam from well renowned Gurus and institutions in India and the USA and have been performing and teaching in this style for many years. Our Western dance Staff are pursuing advanced college degrees in Western Dance and have been training, dancing and competing with premiere US dance companies since childhood. Please see our Teachers Profiles on our website for details.

Can I stay and watch my child’s progress in class?

Due to COVID safety protocols, we ask that parents and siblings wait in the car to avoid overcrowding our studios. Our teachers share class videos each week for parents to monitor their child's progress in the class and aid in the learning process.

Do we give Certification in Dance?

Yes, at the end of each year a student will demonstrate achievement at each level in both Bharata Natyam and Western Dance by demonstrating successful skills attained in each area and will also perform on stage at the end of year Recital at which time they will be given certificates based on level achieved. All students will be positioned to perform at the School Recital.

Can I take a Free Trial Class before I sign up?

Yes, we offer a free trial class for new students at all our centers.

Why are we different from other schools ?

Our unique and creative dance style which incorporates the fundamentals of both Indian Classical dance and Western dance has earned high respect and admiration from dance critics nationally as can be witnessed in the numerous awards and accolades our students have achieved. Our Staff is passionate about building a strong core dance foundation in each student with proper care, diligence and discipline while making it fun, exciting and contemporary for today’s multicultural student. We maintain good teacher student ratios in our classes so our students can get the attention they need to learn properly and achieve. Just check out the video of our student performances on our website video page and you can see why our school and our students are different! Our own students’ success is our school’s success!