Barkha Patel is a kathak dancer, choreographer, educator, and the Artistic Director of the NYC-based Barkha Dance Company (BDC). She is a student of Guru Rachna Sarang of Lucknow and Jaipur Gharana and continues to be mentored by Guru Pandit Rajendra Gangani, Swati Sinha, and Dheerendra Tiwari. She has performed at dance festivals in India (Chidambaram Dance Festival, Modhera Festival) and the US (Dance Theatre Harlem (NYC), Harlem Stage (NYC), Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out (MA), Joyce Theatre (NYC) and Little Island (NYC), 92Y (NYC), and Chelsea Factory (NYC)). She received the ‘23 Juried Bessie Award and the Princess Grace Award Dance’24.