Parul Gupta

Parul’s dance training began in Bharatha Natyam (South Indian Classical Dance) and Indian Folk Dance at the age of 7. As a teenager and young adult Parul expanded her vocabulary to include Ballet Jazz, Hip Hop, House, Yoga and finally Kathak.

Since 2008, Parul has been dedicated to her study of Kathak. Her early training in Kathak was initially under Sudeshna Maulik, and soon after also under late Sandhya Desai. For her advanced studies in Kathak, Parul has learned from Pandit Jai Kishan Maharaj & Ruby Mishra, and Pandita Shama Bhate. Parul continues to seek guidance and training from her Kathak teachers, in Canada and in India.

In 2016, Parul began her role of producer and presented the productions “Zakha” in 2016, “Kusuma” in 2017 and “Vrinda” in 2019 to hundreds of audience members downtown Toronto. Parul is the founder and artistic director of Infusion Dance Studios, a dance school dedicated to the art of Indian Dance. She has choreographic credit in the Cirque Du Soleil productions “Love”, “Kooza” and “Totem”. Parul has performed in Canada, USA, the Caribbean, and India. Her past performance credits include solos at COC’s Free Concert Series, Vancouver’s Indian Classical Dance Festival, Sampradaya’s “Horizon” Series, ROM for South Asian Heritage, “Jubilee Arts” at the Aga Khan Museum, and “National Showcase” at the Four Seasons Centre as well as performances in the USA, the Caribbean, and India.

Parul’s scholastic degrees include a Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business (Western University) and a Bachelor degree in Molecular Biology from Concordia University. She is a certified Yoga Instructor in the Sivananda Yoga tradition.

For Parul dance is about instinctive expression and strong technique. Going forward, Parul hopes to share her passion and continue to grow to new heights in her art form.