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BARANE (RAN) PARAMANATHAN
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PROFILE
Dedicated, dynamic and self-motivated choreographer who can work with dancers and actors of all ages and experience levels. Adept at organizing live performances helping to integrate costumes and props into a performance and developing routines quickly. Specializes in large productions and demonstrations done in public areas. Passionate in installing love of dance onto others.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
? Bollywood ? Bhangra
? Bharatanatyam
? Assessments
? Standards-based instructions ? South Asian Folk Dance
? Documentation & Reporting
? Choreography
EXPERIENCE
Dance Choreographer (Casual) Jun 2011-Present
• Choreographed full routines of different dance styles (Bollywood, Bharatanatyam, bhangra, folk) to a high standard for beginners right through to advanced students
• Class sizes have ranged from solo to 15 individuals with ages ranging from 4 to 25 years of age
• Responsible for developing and executing routines for several large performance per year ranging from private family functions such as birthdays and weddings to community events
• Performed well under stressful conditions while considering a timeline
• Tutored students when classroom performance indicated a need for more in depth personal instruction
• Introduced and implemented proper techniques to be observed while dancing, which involved warm-ups and stretching prior to dance

Dance Academy – Thirukalayam Fine Arts, Assistant Traditional Dance Teacher Sept 2008 – Jun 2011
• Encouraged and led projects related to dance that foster young students from ages 4 to 16 with academic, cultural and artistic growth under the academy standards
EDUCATION
Graduated from Bharatanatyam Thirukalayam Fine Arts - August 2008
Bachelor of Applied Science, McMaster University - April 2015