The Rasika School of Dance provides basic & advanced training in South Indian classical dance.
The sole purpose of this institution is to enrich and maintain the traditional heritage and fundamental basics of this age old dance style from the temples of Southern India,while staying current and targeting a global audience. Offers classes in Bharatanatyam at Mechanicsburg and Hershey locations.
06/09/2026
On June 20th…Ashmita,Gargi and Adithri take the stage to present their Bharatanatyam Arangetram.A journey that started as 6 and 7 year olds when they joined the dance school!It gives me great joy to watch them grow into graceful and confident dancers who have been silently working towards their goal😊
We are excited to present this margam and we hope to see many of you join us in celebrating this trio!🥰🥳
06/04/2026
How it started ….and how it’s going!
The journey I started in 2004 with conducting my first Arangetram to now looking forward to my upcoming Arangetram of my 3 disciples 🙏🏽
Putting my trust in Lord Ganesha 🌺to carry me through every single time!🙏🏽
05/31/2026
A very happy summer break Rasika dancers!!!You earned it!🥳☀️🥰
See you in dance camp!!👍🏻
Immerse yourself in an exciting week filled with fun activities and exercises that will sharpen your mind and help you grow as a dancer!
Look forward to partner yoga,breathing exercises,adavu practice,dance theory revision ,shloka recitation ,reading ,fun games and art!!!
Every year ,the year ending showcase is “my best day ever”.
An opportunity to reflect on the growth and progress of every student who takes the stage and a chance to applaud how far they have grown in their Bharatanatyam journey!
“Shubham” was a beautiful way to close out the year!Thankful and grateful for a year filled with numerous performance possibilities and looking forward to future events.
Thank you parents for your trust in me to inculcate the discipline,dedication and love for classical in your child.
Thank you Lens Guys for capturing these precious moments!!!
With the blessings of my Gurus,Ganesha and my parents,I feel humbled to have successfully completed another year.
05/16/2026
Stunning and classy decor by for our year ending showcase “SHUBHAM”!
Your sense of style and aesthetics definitely stood out making it an unforgettable afternoon!!!❤️🙏🏽
Thank you for executing my vision so elegantly!
05/10/2026
A mothers love knows no boundaries❤️
Happy Mother’s Day🙏🏽
05/03/2026
These ladies are a force to reckon with!!!
Silently and patiently they have been working hard and today represented Rasika in Carlisle!
You all danced your heart out and I am so sorry I couldn’t be there but the pics and videos you shared with me gave me the widest smile possible!
Coming to Bharatanatyam as an adult has its own challenges but when you move with purpose anything is possible!
Catch these ladies at our year ending “Shubham” on May 16!❤️
Leaving you with this quote :
“Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.”
04/26/2026
Sometimes you get to experience a full circle moment and it makes your heart so happy and proud!
It was one of those weeks @ Rasika!
As we prepare for our year ending showcase next month…Ananya Kurup,my student who completed her Arangetram in 2019,visited us and spent time in most of my classes teaching and doing Nattuvangam!Ananya who graduated from Penn State is soon heading to Texas to start her first job but the fact that she came back to spend her last few weeks in PA with us makes me so emotional 🥲
These are the relationships we create at Rasika!!!It’s not just a student teacher relationship but it’s one for life!!!
A Guru -Shisya bond transcends through many phases and a deep meaningful friendship is just one of them!❤️
We also love our “Nitya Akka” as kids call her who assists our beginner batch every week!!!
04/24/2026
Sharing some professional pics from our “Kummi” performance at Utsav ,Lancaster last week!!!
Thank you for the opportunity 🙏🏽
Thank you for all the kind words of appreciation!We were honored to share the stage with other talented performers!!!
Thursday beginner batch practicing their shlokas and Bharatanatyam theory.
We at Rasika train young minds to understand the fundamentals and principles,while practicing them in adavu training sessions.
| Tuesday | 5pm - 7:15pm |
| Friday | 5pm - 7pm |
| Sunday | 10:30am - 4:30pm |