Ranjana Warier
Ranjana Warier was introduced to Indian classical dance at the age of six. She trained in Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam under Kalamandalam Devaki and Kalamandalam Indira.
She is an active member of the International Dance Council (at UNESCO). Her work using dance to teach children about culture and history has received wide recognition. She is a two-time winner of the prestigious Knight Foundation Arts Challenge, a resident artist at History Miami Museum, a multiple-time grant recipient from local government organizations including the Broward Cultural Council, a national reviewer for the YoungArts Foundation, and a regular presenter at libraries, universities, and museums promoting Indian art forms and culture. She was awarded the title Natya Chudamani by AAVGF Foundation for being a role model to the community. She has also won the Best Choreographer award at Tampa India Fest four times in recent years.
Her choreography has been commissioned by several institutions, including Florida Grand Opera, Town of Davie, Miami Book Fair, Young at Art Museum, History Miami Museum, and Miami Children’s Museum, among others. She has several full-length productions to her credit, such as “Lilavati – The Intersection of Dance and Mathematics,” “Anvita – An Adaptation of Sleeping Beauty in Indian Classical Dances,” “SURYA – The Eternal Rhythm,” “Dances of India,” “Symbolisms Behind Festivals of India,” “Pancha Nidhi – The Enigma of Five,” “Once Upon a Time – An Adaptation of Western Fairy Tales Through Indian Dances,” “Bharatanatyam to Bollywood,” and “The Evolution of Indian Dances.”
Ranjana holds an Engineering degree and a Master’s degree in Computer Science. She was a nationally seeded chess player and has won several prestigious tournaments. She currently works in the field of cyber security and is the artistic director of Rhythms School of Dance in South Florida, which offers certified degree courses in Indian classical dances.
