About Me :
 

BAISHALI KOLAY is an exceptionally gifted dancer of immense potential. She is an outstanding product of Saurabh, Dance and Music Academy and has performed in the lead roles in their dance dramas. 

She started her training at the tender age of two and half years under Smt. Paravati Samajpati, who first recognized her talent.

Her first performance was at the age of three. Thereafter, she came under the discerning tutelage of renowned Odissi exponent Smt. Aloka Kanungo, who nurtured her talent and after years of vigorous training under strict supervision Baishali emerged as a full-formed Odissi dancer. 

Under the able guidance of Smt. Aloka Kanungo, Baishali obtained the Sangeet Kriya Visharad with distinction from Saurabh. She is the proud recipient of the Junior National Scholarship from the Centre of Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi and the Senior National Scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resources, New Delhi. She had the rare distinction of receiving first prizes both from Paschim Banga Rajya Sangeet Academy and Nehru Talent Search Contest. She bagged prize from Yuva Festival and also took part in several workshops of the renowned maestro Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.

Her noteworthy performances are :

  • Konark Dance Festival
  • Youth Guild Young Dancer's Cultural Festival
  • Puri Beach Festival
  • Vishwa Hindu Sammelan, Badodara
  • Vishnupur Dance & Music Festival
  • Srirampur Music Conference
  • Uday Sankar Festival
  • Choreography Festival
  • Festival of Kala Vikas Kendra, Cuttack ]
  • Festival of Centre of Cultural Resources and Training in Bangalore
  • Ganapati Festival organized by the Karnatak Association, and the other prestigious programmes in Calcutta and all over India. And last but not least, she has also performed at the prestigious Nehru Centre, London and BBC.

A regular artiste at Calcutta Doordarshan Kendra since her childhood, Baishali has also performed in the closing ceremony of Tourism Week of Tourism Department, Government of India.

Blessed with a bewitching stage presence and eloquent eyes, Baishali is adept in both nrutta and abhinaya.