Sumeet Nagdev Dance Arts (SNDA) started off as a small dance academy in 2007 and today has successfully established itself as a performing and touring contemporary dance company in India and at an international level along with running an academy division in Mumbai and now Pune as well. Ever since its inception, SNDA has had the opportunity to perform for more than 600 shows encompassing events, corporate shows, music videos, Ad films, Bollywood projects and school and college projects. The company has performed for renowned festivals such as Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Pandit Narendra Sharma Festival of Dance (Delhi), Car Free Day-Carter Road, Indi-Kaleido Festival, Seattle International Dance Festival, American Dance Festival (USA), IL Giglio (Italy) & many more. Company members in the past have travelled all over the country spanning major cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, Goa and Jaipur for events and performances, while the company has also toured to Bali and Singapore for shows. Another expertise of SNDA, as a touring company, lies in creating and showcasing original dance productions. Sumeet has created 12 full length productions since 2007, of which Saki Naka and Talkative Dancer have toured the world. The latest dance production 'Dhrut' has been performed all over India and recently was showcased on Indian Independence Day on 15th August at Erasing Borders Festival of Indian Dance in New York City. TRIDHA – A triple bill evening of contemporary dance presented by Sumeet Nagdev Dance Arts (SNDA). Tridha is SNDA’s most critically revered pieces of work, a 90-minute Triple Bill evening consisting of 3 contemporary dance productions – ‘Dhrut’, ‘Dashanan’ & ‘Trishna’. All 3 take inspiration from either Indian ethnicity, movement vocabulary or situations and Tridha received an overwhelming response at its premier on 28th April 2017.
It was showcased again at Pune's Indigene Festival at Ishanya on 7th October 2017 and was proclaimed as 'A night to remember' by the Femina magazine.
The Academy division of SNDA offers a vast prospectus in training programs for both adults and children depending on their objective. From intensive full-time professional programs to part-time courses and regular batches, SNDA offers training in diverse settings, all under one roof. Besides dance forms, the school also offers regular fitness programs like Pilates, Yoga and TRX, which also serve to support and speed up the growth and development of students willing to pursue dance professionally. Further, students willing to pursue a career in dance are counselled for job opportunities in India as well as other countries.

Along Sumeet, all senior members of the company who are trained under him, are involved in meeting the educational objective of the school and passing on bliss of movement with purity. Students are taught with a particular discipline and focus on correct usage of space, right technique, creativity and challenging movement vocabulary. Twice a year, our students get to showcase their progress and learning in a professional atmosphere through our students’ shows. Our professional courses are playing a pivotal role in shaping up dancing career of many of our students. Our full time diploma students learn rigorous routines each day, helping them transform into professional contemporary dancers. Students are also given opportunities to perform beyond annual shows for various events in the city and around the country.

We also organises special workshops by guest faculties around the country and the world. This gives students the much needed exposure to different dance styles and cultures and enriches their learning experience from time to time. In the past, guest faculties including Steve Rooks (USA, 2009 & 2011); James Morrow (USA, 2010); 10 teachers from Movement Exchange (USA) and Josefin Wikstrom (Sweden, 2011-2015) have facilitated workshops for our students.

From celebrating success and joyous events to laughing their hearts out and from focusing in class to maintaining discipline on stage, SNDA makes it a perfect atmosphere for passing on quality dance education and helping students illuminate the dance within.

Awards-

Maharashtra Service Excellence Award for Best Dance Company in Mumbai 2010 & 2011

Felicitated by Duke of York, Prince Andrew for outstanding choreography of The Musical, 'Let There Be Light'

Selected as the Indian Representative at American Dance Festival (USA, 2010), British Dance Edition (London, 2011), Seattle International Dance Festival (Seattle, 2014)

Performances & Choreographies for- Music Videos, Ad Films, Films, Corporate Shows, Dance & Arts Festivals and Custom Dance Works.

Dance & Fitness Courses- Modern Contemporary, Contemporary Jazz & Modern Hip-Hop, Bolly-Hop, Gymnastics, Modern Ballet & Dance Techniques, Calisthenics, Yoga & Pilates.