RAJESH SAI BABU dancer, choreographer, artist and performer . Royal Ancestory of Renowned Mayurbhanj Chhau performers the grandson of “SANGEET NATAK AWARDED GURU ANANT CHARAN SAIBABU” son of MAYURBHANJ CHHAU GURU JANME JOY SAIBABU

1. RAJESH SAI BABU
Mayurbhanj Chhau dance
UNESCO’s heritage
Delhi - INDIA
Choreographer , Dancer,
Performer
Royal Ancestory of Renowned Mayurbhanj Chhau
performers
the grandson of “SANGEET NATAK AWARDED
GURU ANANT CHARAN SAIBABU”
son of MAYURBHANJ CHHAU GURU JANME
JOY SAIBABU

2. RAJESH SAI BABU
Founder, Director & Production Executive of GURUKUL CHHAU DANCE SANGAM
Director of GCDS DANCE STUDIO
Chhau dance dancer ,choreographer and performer
Rajesh Sai Babu born to a Royal Ancestory of Renowned Mayurbhanj Chhau performers, the
grandson of “SANGEET NATAK AWARDED GURU ANANT CHARAN SAIBABU” and son
MAYURBHANJ CHHAU GURU JANME JOY SAIBABU I had very successfully carried
forward the legacy of this traditional dance form throughout the years.
Now his mission is to expand Chhau Dance of Mayurbhanj, UNESCO’s heritage, with
elements of folk, tribal, martial and traditional classical art, this beautiful and virile dance form
from East India renowned for its stormy and dynamic style on all over the world.
World dancer, choreographer versed in various disciplines, including Chhau dance
Bollywood, Modern, Contemporary dance, Indian folk dance (garba, dandia, kabelia) to name
a few.
Teacher and performer, giving workshops to dancers locally and internationally, regardless of
their experience- desire to make the dance and cultures accessible, understandable, safe and
fun!

3. RAJESH SAI BABU with his brother RAKESH SAI BABU founder of
GURUKUL CHHAU DANCE SANGAM
The company offer performance of Chhau
dances, Bollywood, Contemporary and modern dances etc.
Chhau dance (Oriya:
,Bengali:
) is a genre
of Indian tribal martial dance which is popular in the Indian states
of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It is believed by some modern
scholars that the word Chhau is derived
from Sanskrit Chāya (shadow, image or mask), but according
to Sitakant Mahapatra, it is derived from Chhauni (military camp).
The use of swords and shields in combat, with a few martial arts
moves thrown in, was all coherently infused with modern dance
techniques, stylised gaits of birds and animals, and also movements
based on the chores of village housewives. All present in one dance
form that robs your senses with extravagance.

4. EVENTS ,SHOWS , FESTIVAL, WORKSHOPS
-
Glasgow Mela O2 Festival ( Bollywood and Chhau dance )
Cultural Exchange Program Sri Lanka ( Bollywood and Chhau dance)
Tata Food Festival South Africa concert of Bollywood - Johanesburg
Intercultural Festival Malaysia ( Bollywood )
India, India Festival in Zurich Switzerland 2009
India Inter. Festival Moscow, St. Petersburg ,Kalinigrad Russia
Bollywood Traum Festival (Team work Production) Germany
Shanghai Expo 2010 in front of China president – China
IBEF Festival 2010 (Durban, Johannesburg) – South Africa,
Celebrating 6 Diplomatic Relation (Srikandi) 2011_ Jakarta
Chhau Dance Workshop – Jogjakarta and Jakarta, Indonesia ( 2009, 2011)
Chhau Dance Workshop – Johannesburg, South Africa (2010)
Chhau Presentation at Honkong under (Frank Muller) 2008.
Switzerland and Austria 2008
Festival of India Presenting “Shikhandini- an Indian-Indonesian dance drama Production” at
( Jakarta, Bali, Jogjakarta, Lombok) 2009 – Indonesia
Ektara Phatshala Dance Production ( 2012) _ Srilanka
.
As an Artist Working with all Guru’s and Choreographer: Guru Janmejoy Sai Babu (Mayur
Bhanj Chhau Style), Padma Vibhushan dr.Sonal Mansingh ji (Oddisi, Bharatnatyam), Indian
Revival Group - Papiha Desai (Folk Dances), Maitreyee Pahari (Criative Style) , Uma Sharma
(Kathak), Jyotsna Suri (Bharat Natyam) , Gilles Chyan (Creative Dance), Bharti Shivaji (Mohini
Yattam), Santosh Nair (Contemporary Dance), Didik Nini Thowok (Indonesian Celebrity
Choreographer)

5. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Learned CLASSICAL Mayur Bhanj Chhau Dance under the Guidance of Guru Janme
Joy Sai Babu at Natya Ballet Centre and Sri Ram Bhartiya Kala Kendra in 1999 to 2006
onwards and continuing now also for development of art.
Pursuing my post graduation in the classical tradition mayurbhanj chhau dance from
GURUKUL CHHAU DANCE SANGAM (DELHI)
- Trained in classical dance bharatnatyam under guru Jyotsna Shourie
- Trained in ballet with Fernando Aguilera
- Contemporary Dance with Santosh Nair at ( Sadhya).
- Creative Dance with Gilles Chyyun at (Natya Ballet Center).
- Creative and Experimental Work in Indian Classical Dance with Guru Shashi Dharan
Nair at (Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra) .
- Folk Dances with Paphia Desai ( Indian Revival Group).
- Jazz dance with Ashley Loobo ( Dance works).

6. WORK EXPERIENCE
Currently I had a priviledge to work with Padam Vibhushan Dr.Sonal
Mansingh ji as a part of her productions .which has been a deeply
enriching tat has helped me grow both personally and
professionally.
Worked with Danceworx for 4 years as a Performer and Instructor
working with IFBC (India Fernando Ballet Company) and Ekaakshara
School of Dancing as a Lead Performer and Instructor
Choreographed sequences for Tagore International, Bluebells
International, KR Mangalam World School, Springdales, Presidium and
American Embassy School
As a Chhau Dancer presenting several items as a Solo or Group
Performances like :Maritial
Art, Dandi, Mahadev, Saptarathi, Hunter, Natraj, Geeta, Judi, Chandra
Bhaga, Dhaja Tal etc.

7. CHOREOGRAPHER IN SCHOOLS AND TV SHOWS
- BIRLA VIDYA NIKETAN - ( NARI SHAKTI-annual function )
- SPRINGDLES SCHOOL - ( ANNUAL FUNCTION)
- SALWAN PUBLIC SCHOOL - ( GOLDEN JUBLEE )
- RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - ( THEATRE FESTIVAL )
- GREEN FIELDS SCHOOL - ( NARI SHAKTI )
- RAM JAS SCHOOL - ( NARI SHAKTI)
- GD GOENKA SCHOOL – (PRT Grade Senior dance teacher)
- SHIV NADAR SCHOOL
- ZEE TV CHANNEL – Dance Bangla Dance (awarded best
choreography and dance of day)

8. PRESS MEDIA, TV
PRESS:
Times of India, Hindustan Times
TV:
La tarde con Cristina , TV Spain
ZEE BANGLA TV CHANNEL- Dance Banlga Dance
DD1 and DD Bhati
COLOUR CHANNEL – India´s got talent

9. CONTACTS
RAJESH SAI BABU
Delhi - INDIA
dhruva1384@gmail.com
gchhaudances@gmail.com
TEL: +919990288714
+919873138119
www.gurukulchhaudancesangam.com