Founder- Director Ketaki Kale is a professional Bharatanatyam dancer, teacher & choreographer, with a Masters degree in Indian Classical Dance (M.A.) and UGC’s N.E.T. certification (National Eligibility Test). She has been imparting dance coaching to students from east to west coast of USA, Canada , UAE, Singapore & India .

She & her troupe have been  performing regularly  at various places and cultural festivals in India as well as abroad. They have performed  extensively at various events in India, U.S.A. Germany and China.

Ketaki is also a trained Dance Movement Therapist and conducts movement therapy sessions for specially abled children with Down  syndrome, autism, learning disabilities, etc.

She has also been a faculty of performing arts at the FLAME university and many other schools.

Ketaki specializes in presenting well researched & theme based dance programs. There have been many such professional & ticketed stage shows under Naadanam’s banner, which were very well received by the audiences & covered by media !

Presently , aspiring dancers from more than 16 different locations are learning in Naadanam , with a student count of more than 2000 till date !

Today , Naadanam’s students from Greater Seattle area are performing Bharatanatyam sequences at this reputed Mill Creek festival !

Career Highlights & Experience:

• Direct Support for Legends: They have recently served as direct support for KANSAS, ZZ Top, Sammy Hagar, Quiet Riot, Alice Cooper, and Black Stone Cherry. They have also opened for Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, WAR, Sheila E., Tierra and The Flaming Lips.
• Award-Winning Performances: ZNORA is a winner of Alice Cooper’s Proof is in the Pudding competition, Safford Battle of the Bands, Pure Imagination Festival Battle of the Bands, Show Low Battle of the Bands and the Oro Valley Battle of the Bands.
  • Electronic Press Kit (EPK): https://znoraband.com/znora-press-kit
  • Latest Single “VIPER”: Out now on all platforms—a high-energy “party anthem”!

Then we finish strong with:

• KWCUSA State Finalist Jamie Johns
• KWCUSA State Finalist Anthony Verlardi
• KWCUSA National Finalist Abby Smith
• KWCUSA 2026 State Champion Alex Gray

5:00 PM 

Thanks for coming!