SPREADING THE JOY OF MOVEMENT SINCE 2006
Unlock your potential with Tarantismo Creative Dance Company
About Tarantismo Creative Dance Company
Tarantismo is a 18 year old fusion dance company , comprising a dynamic group of dancers trained in styles like Belly dance, Bollywood, Indian Classical and many others fueling their passion to create fusion dance choreographies. We pride ourselves on being one of India's most recognised dance companies!
STORY BEHIND THE NAME
‘Tarantismo’ literally, is the medical term for the ‘unconditional desire to dance!’ The story goes that in the 15th century, in a small town called Taranto, people were bitten by a venomous spider which caused them to break into frenzied dancing and the term ‘tarantismo’ was coined as a result. We dance euphorically, expressively and fearlessly. We definitely have a severe case of Tarantismo.
THE TEAM
Anusha Hegde & Deepthi Shetty lead Tarantismo as the directors and senior choreographers. They have been dancing professionally for more than 2 decades and are both Internationally acclaimed teachers and performers. The team comprises of highly trained dancers! An all women core team with dance being their primary role, stand as the principal support system handling various departments of the company.
OUR JOURNEY
Founded by Arati Punwani in 2006 and later joined by Deepthi & Anusha in 2007, Tarantismo is the pioneer of belly dance in south India. Tarantismo has participated and represented our country at various festivals and events such as the Asia Global Belly Dance Festival in Singapore, Artists in Action in Mumbai, Pro Danza in Italy,A Magi Temple in Florida, Salamat Masr in Cairo, Egypt and many others. The company has performed on famous television reality shows such Dance India Dance, India's Got Talent, Dance Dance, and Dance Plus.
OUR VISION
Tarantismo is extremely passionate about Dance & wishes to Spread the joy of Movement to immeasurable precincts by creating opportunities for emerging dancers to take up DANCE - A performing art as a lucrative career option. And continue to represent India on a global scale.
SERVICES
We conduct online & offline dance classes for Belly Dancing across Bangalore and Delhi.We provide customized private classes & workshops. The team is well equipped & highly proficient to deliver specialized performance sequences at various corporate events, wedding functions & thematic social get togethers across the country.
Tarantismo Weddings is another vertical of Tarantismo where the team shows extreme excellence, for well curated and customised solutions for your wedding dance requirements, with both online and offline sessions, along with recorded tutorials for our global clients.
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