Welcome to the official page for Pitt's award-winning Indian classical dance team! Check out our web It was started in 2006 and has been expanding ever since.
Nrityamala is the University of Pittsburgh's premier Indian classical dance team. We are the only collegiate classical dance team in the Pittsburgh area and strive to not only keep in touch with our classical dance backgrounds, but also to promote the art by performing on campus and across the East Coast. Our team consists of passionate dancers trained in various dance forms, including Bharatanaty
02/26/2026
During Valentine’s Day weekend, we had the incredible opportunity to compete at Iktara 2026 in College Station, Texas!! We are blessed to be able to share the stage with so many amazing teams and are so grateful for .iktara board, specifically our wonderful liaisons and
Congratulations to , , and for their respective placings. It was amazing to see you guys light up the stage.
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02/26/2026
During Valentine’s Day weekend, we had the incredible opportunity to compete .iktara 2026 in College Station, Texas!! We are blessed to be able to share the stage with so many amazing teams and are so grateful for the Iktara board, specifically our wonderful liaisons and
Congratulations to , , and for their respective placings. It was amazing to see you guys light up the stage.
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02/07/2026
We are so excited to announce that our Critique Night will be held this week on Thursday, February 12th at 10pm in WPU Assembly Room! Please come support us before our 2026 Competition Season officially begins!!!
10/15/2025
come pie any Nrityamala member on Friday, October 17th from 2-5 pm in Schenley Plaza!!
10/08/2025
Presenting our amazing team for the 2025-2026 season! 💜💛
That’s a wrap on intros and we can’t wait for this season to begin!
Thank you for the pictures .onc !!
10/08/2025
Introducing our 2025-26 Co-Captain
✨Sanjana Reddy✨
Sanjana is a first year Pharmacy student. She is from Pittsburgh, PA, and is most excited for team get-ready-with-mes and getting to know her little.
We are so glad to have Sanjana on board and can’t wait for the amazing year ahead!
10/08/2025
Introducing our 2025-25 Co-Captain
✨Rucha Lovalekar✨
Rucha is a Sophomore majoring in Biochemistry. She is from Pittsburgh, PA, and is most excited to teach the competitive piece and getting to know the team.
We are so glad to have Rucha on board and can’t wait for the amazing year ahead!
10/08/2025
Introducing our 2025-26 Secretary
✨Harika Chintapalli✨
Harika is a Junior majoring in Neuroscience. She is from Bucks County, PA, and is most excited to meet everyone on the team and make new memories.
We are so glad to have Harika on board and can’t wait for the amazing year ahead!
10/08/2025
Introducing our 2025-26 Business Manager
✨Keshika Kajendran✨
Keshika is a Junior majoring in Neuroscience. She is from West Chester, PA, and is most excited to get to know the new team.
We are so glad to have Keshika on board and can’t wait for the amazing year ahead!
10/07/2025
Please Welcome ✨Desika Kalimuthu✨
Desika is a Freshman Newbie majoring in Data Science. She is from Chesterbrook, PA, and is most excited to get to know her teammates and go to competitions.
We are so glad to have Desika on our team and can’t wait for the amazing year ahead!
10/07/2025
Please Welcome ✨Banu Kalimuthu✨
Banu is a Freshman Newbie majoring in Biochemistry. She is from NOVA, and is most excited for bonding activities and performances.
We are so glad to have Banu on our team and can’t wait for the amazing year ahead!
10/07/2025
Please Welcome ✨Shreya Duraisamy✨
Shreya is a Freshman Newbie majoring in Computational Biology. She is from Pittsburgh, PA, and is most excited to meet new people and face new challenges.
We are so glad to have Shreya on our team and can’t wait for the amazing year ahead!