Ananda Kaplan

Ananda Kaplan

Ananda grew up in the Chicago House scene and danced to House music since the age of 13, but didn't begin to train the dance form until recently. She has been practicing her dance now for 7 years beginning to focus her training in Boston where she became part of a dance team at Suffolk University. After moving to Colorado she began training house with Mickey Meetas, Renie Harris and Charlie Dando. She also danced with Ray Basa and Jojo Diggs in LA and where she began training Waacking with Jeti and Jojo. Ananda is a professional chef, trained at the French Culinary Institute in NYC. She has an Associates Degree in Fashion from the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC and a BA in Philosophy from CU. For Ananda, dance is her meditation. She believes that every soul needs a creative outlet to enliven the powerful kinetic energy in the universe, that brings our hearts to a place of making connection with all of nature. She believes that as human beings physical movement is just as important as spiritual and emotional movement and dance allows her to experience all three of these levels in a compatible sequence. Life is an opportunity to grow and evolve into a light force to bring happiness to one's self and others, dance is what awakens that light to live in a state of bliss.