Life is a journey of small actions that lead to impacts – sometimes random and unexpected. Aanal Sheth talks about how her simple
action of pursuing her passion and starting an Indian dance studio with a different approach to teaching set off a cascading set of reactions that not only impacted the local community but had far reaching unexpected positive impacts.
Aanal is an accomplished dancer, choreographer and teacher. She is the founder of Studio Dhoom, a thriving dance studio with multiple locations across Northern Virginia.
Trained in Indian classical Kuchipudi dance form and in multiple Indian folk and semi-classical dances, Aanal has been dancing all her life. After earning her M.Ed in e-Learning and Instructional design from George Mason University and a career at The Nature Conservancy, she decided to pursue her true passion of teaching dance after the birth of her first son.
Aanal’s work and contributions have been recognized across the community and Studio Dhoom students have won many competitions and performed at prestigious events such as the NBA Washington Wizards half-time show, several Bollywood concerts at Warner Theater and EagleBank Arena and the National Cherry Blossom festival.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
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