RADHIKA MEHTA KIRPALANI started dancing at the age of six, training in bharatanatyam at the S’rutilaya Institute of Fine Arts / Nalanda Dance Research Center in Mumbai. She has performed across India,the U.S. and the U.A.E. She was the youngest principal assistant under Guillermo Riviera-Pagan, teaching Broadway, ballroom, and latin dance styles in Boston. Noteworthy performances include The Ailey Citigroup Theater, Bryant Park Summer Festival, Monsoon Wedding Broadway Preview, and Diwali at The White House. Radhika continues to expand her scope through ballet and contemporary training at Juilliard and Ailey Extension in NYC. Radhika is the mother of a young girl and joined Sa in 2014.