Lakshmipriya Academy

dance school — Bucklands Beach · Auckland

About Lakshmipriya Academy

Lakshmipriya Academy is a dance school at 20 Morrow Avenue in Bucklands Beach, Auckland, teaching Indian classical and folk dance. Its styles include Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Oppana, folk dance and Bollywood dance. The academy is led by its founder, Lakshmipriya, who trained in Auckland with Archana Koorthy and then studied Bharatanatyam at Anuradha's school of Indian Dances. Later she spent two years in Chennai learning Bharatanatyam in the traditional Kalakshetra style.

Lakshmipriya has performed on stages in Kuwait and around Auckland, including for former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark. Her website says she won first prize in the Asian Cultural programme for semi-classical Mohiniyattam, and that the win was reported on television. Students can reach online classes through a login on the website.