Rajvi Dedhia (she/her)

Company Dancer and Administrative Coordinator

Rajvi Dedhia started her training in India with Shiamak Davar International Institute for Performing Arts (SDIIPA), for the past fourteen years gaining experience in ballet, contemporary, modern, Graham, Horton, Limón, Indian classical, hip hop, and jazz. She completed several certification programs with the company. Along with that she toured and performed in numerous stage and tv shows for four years as a company member. She has also excelled in the graded ballet, modern, and jazz examinations conducted by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing London (ISTD). She has four years of teaching experience with the School of Classical Ballet and Western Dance and SDIIPA. She is currently a second-year student at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre where she has received numerous awards and bursaries including the First-Year Excellence in Performance Award and 2022 Lindy Green and Sam Chaiton Tuition Bursary. After graduating from the program she looks forward to establishing herself as an artist and a choreographer.

Birthplace: Birthpace: Thane, India

Training: Ballet, Bollywood, Contemporary, Graham, Horton, hip hop, Jazz, salsa

**For Nova Dance: ** Svāhā!, Administrative Coordinator WE CAN BE CONNECTED EVEN IF WE CAN'T BE TOGETHER - Although I work remotely for Nova dance and have limited opportunities to be in the same space as my housemates, I still feel a strong connection to them.