Sudeshna Swayamprabha is a Bangladeshi dancer. She dances and choreographs classical dances such as Manipuri,

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and

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. She learnt dance from

Amala Shankar Amala Shankar (''née'' Nandy, 27 June 1919 – 24 July 2020) was an Indian dancer. She was the wife of dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar and mother of musician Ananda Shankar and dancer Mamata Shankar (later she became an actress) and si ...

and her mother Sharmila Banerjee.

Career

She participated in the 2003 Kalidas Festival in India, where she performed in “Chitrangada”. She has also won first place in a dance competition on BTV, titled “Tarana”. She has danced internationally in countries like Dubai, Norway and Sri Lanka.

Teaching

She has formed her own dance academy called ''Nritya Nandan'' where she teaches dance.

References

{{reflist Bangladeshi female dancers Bangladeshi dancers Bangladeshi choreographers Bangladeshi women choreographers