“Chakras…Mantra,Tantra,Yantra” – the lovely dancers of Kalapriya dazzle with enchanting beauty…If you get a chance to see one of their performances, you won’t be disappointed.
Yoga Chicago

 

Kalapriya’s performance …for “Peace it Together” at Columbia College Chicago … was an enjoyable experience…The girls did a wonderful job and were the hit of the evening.
Columbia College Chicago

 

“Pop star Shakira used an Indian flavour (having been trained by Kalapriya Artistic Director Pranita Jain and featuring Kalapriya Dancers) to enthrall the audience at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York.”
Times International, New Delhi , India

 

"21AD Asia” – Jain’s solo – the tranquil marriage of a Navajo poem to Indian Dance, with the artists metaphorically drawing the elements of air and fire into her own being to express oneness with the universe – emitted a welcome serenity. In fact, facial expression is so central to Indian dance, that the love poetry narration seemed to pour forth from Jain’s intensely outlined eyes."
Chicago Tribune

 

"Pranita’s light and shadow play - Kindergartners at Mann School in Oak Park explored the intricacies of light and shadow using Indian myths and dance as a learning tool. Myths worked on an imaginative level as the shadow play employed science with the Indian dance tying both together. This kind of imaginative educational experience is indicative of the work to which Pranita Jain and Kalapriya Dance are committed."
Indian Reporter

 

“It was thrilling to dance at the Olympics. Jain's performance was among the highlights of Indian Culture at the Winter Olympics."
India Abroad

 

"Fight From The Inside - The Kalapriya program suggested that anyone wishing to overthrow tradition must, like a martial artist, exploit her opponents strength. It also suggested, tantalizingly, that those most devoted to showing the way into an art form are best equipped to identify pathways out of it."
Chicago Reader

 

"‘Guru’ mixes traditional and modern forms - this asymmetrical approach to the meeting of cultural influences makes for a fuller, more gratifying experience."
Chicago Tribune

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Kalapriya Dance Company has been an exceptional arts partner. Each and every child has benefited….Besides the obvious advantages of learning about other cultures, the students also gained immeasurably from studying, experiencing and performing a previously unknown dance form…Ms. Jain was authentic and engaging….”
Mila L. Stasburg, Ed.D. Principal Alexander Hamilton Elementary School, Chicago

"[Pranita's] performances were well received by our diverse Chicago audiences, many of whom have had no contact with Indian culture or dance. Her careful attention to costume and presentation allowed the viewer to see and understand this beautiful art form...With live music, audiences were easily able to see how dancer and musician can weave a story together as it was originally intended."
Bob Sloan, Dance Librarian, Harold Washington Library Center,Chicago

 

"Pranita does a beautiful job of introducing the visitors, young and old, to her culture. Her performance of Bharata Natyam is exquisite and enchanting. Pranita has the rare skill of being able to judge an audience based on their age and developmental level and then adapting her performance to them. She is able to blend this delicate form with the educational content necessary for the audience to understand, appreciate and enjoy it."
Julie Shildmyer-Heighway,
Educator & Programmer, World Cultures, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

 

 

"Pranita maintains an excellent rapport with the audience, which ranges in age from children to senior citizens. The audiences' responses were filled with interest and curiosity, and Pranita's depiction and awareness of her craft made her extremely informative and educational...Both the parents and teachers commented on her unique ability to dance and instruct simultaneously."
Marie Taylor, Museum Administration, Capital Children's Museum, Washington DC

 

Kalapriya Dance provided an excellent program, with brief explanation by Pranita Jain and wonderful dancing and costumes. It was truly one of the highlights of the festival, and people are still talking about it.
Dr. Elizabeth J. Start, Executive Director Michigan Festival of Sacred Music

The workshop… was excellent. Students were very engaged by it all, and the process allowed them to actively participate.
Troy A. Norman, Northeastern Illinois University
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