Shreya Vinjamuri, 15 years old, is an accomplished Bharatanatyam dance student who has been acquiring the skills of this ancient South Indian classical art form under the tutelage of Guru Chitra Ramaswamy since 2004. Shreya has performed successfully at many dance programs in USA under the auspices of her Guru. Recently, she performed on the Prestigious Platform of "Padutha Theeyaga", the First South Indian Music Based Reality TV Show, hosted by one of the most popular Indian playback singers, PadmaBhushan Dr.S.P.Balasubramanian.
Shreya has been learning many other forms of Classical Art, as well. She has been learning Classical Indian Music, Karnatak Sangeet, since the age of 5. She has performed at various public functions like NATS, Tyagaraja Celebrations, at The Jeeyar Ashram and in many social, regional and cultural get-togethers.As a cultivated vocal student, Shreya has also been a member of the School choir. She has sung not only in the school Cultural gatherings but also at various public events and inter-school competitions like Music in the Parks event conducted in Hershey's Park
As a student of musical instrumentation, Shreya has given performances in the violin and the flute. She is a proud member of the South Brunswick Marching Band, which happens to be New Jersey State Champion. As part of the NJ Vikings band, she has participated in many inter-school competitions and won First prize at most of them. She recently had once in a lifetime opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl 2014.
Shreya has emceed for some cultural events conducted by ASHA and Prajnya. She has co-emceed Radio shows on EBC Radio.
Shreya has always been a very sharp, focussed and intelligent student. She has amalgamated an artistic flair deeply into her schoolwork in addition to her extracurricular activities.She has been an Honorary Student from the very beginning She takes great interest in Science and provided Voluntary services at The Liberty Science Center, the whole of Summer 2014. During her Elementary School years, Shreya was elected by the members of her school as student counsellor. She also was elected by the students of her batch as Peer Mediator.
Shreya has also been pursuing other activities like Tennis, Swimming, Yoga, Baking etc for many years.Shreya regularly attends Ashram, where she learns the Hindu Culture, Bhagvad Gita, Shlokas, bhajans and Yoga.
As a person, Shreya is a very calm, friendly and compassionate person. Shreya incorporates an element of compassion in her entire approach to life. As a member of Viking Volunteers, she has baked cup-cakes to raise funds for "She is the first" Foundation.She has also assisted the NJ Food Pantry to pack emergency food for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. She also volunteers in organizations like ASHA, NJ Autism.She feels strongly for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and would now like to promote NJ Autism through her Arangetram Program.
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