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NEW YORK CITY! 🗽 we’re beyond thrilled to present our HIP HOP FUSION DANCE WORKSHOP in NYC with ANJALI to Entammede Jimikki Kammal! ⭐️ Anjali Vettom is a South Asian dancer, choreographer, and teacher in New York City and Philadelphia. She teaches a variety of styles, including Bollywood Fusion, Hip-Hop, and Semi-Classical. With over 20 years of dance experience, her dance journey began at the Kalashri School of Arts, where she was classically trained in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi by Guru Smt. Bina Menon for almost 10 years. She served as the choreographer of her collegiate dance team for four years, captain for three years, and the main lead for two years, culminating in a win at her team’s first dance competition in 2018. While completing medical school, she became one of the founding dance teachers of the South Asian Dance Community in Philadelphia in 2023 and recently performed at New York Fashion Week in 2025. She is currently completing her residency in foot and ankle surgery while still pursing her love for dance and she can’t wait for her first Malayali Hip Hop Fusion Dance Workshop with us on May 28th! we’ll see you there nyc fam ✌🏾 — 🕗 when: May 28th at 8:00 pm 📍 where: Ripley-Grier Studios at 520 8th Ave (Midtown) 🎶 song: Entammede Jimikki Kammal 💥 class & choreo by @anjali_vettom reserve your spots now 💎 — about ar•ram•bam: we are a modern third space for the Tamil community. we host social and cultural experiences for our Tamil and non-Tamil friends, including Tamil meetups and dance workshops. all proceeds from our events support future events and charity.

MEET ANJALI VETTOM! ⭐️ pt 7 dance got anjali through her hardest year of med school. teaching dance in philly made her feel seen for the first time. the community that showed up is the reason she’s here at all. “i went from such a dark time to teaching a workshop in new york city. i’m truly living my dream.” more of her story this week ✨ watch the full series on YouTube 🎥 — NEW YORK CITY! we’re beyond thrilled to present our HIP HOP FUSION DANCE WORKSHOP in NYC with Anjali! ⭐️ Anjali Vettom is a South Asian dancer, choreographer, and teacher in New York City and Philadelphia. She teaches a variety of styles, including Bollywood Fusion, Hip-Hop, and Semi-Classical. With over 20 years of dance experience, her dance journey began at the Kalashri School of Arts, where she was classically trained in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi by Guru Smt. Bina Menon for almost 10 years. She served as the choreographer of her collegiate dance team for four years, captain for three years, and the main lead for two years, culminating in a win at her team’s first dance competition in 2018. While completing medical school, she became one of the founding dance teachers of the South Asian Dance Community in Philadelphia in 2023 and recently performed at New York Fashion Week in 2025. She is currently completing her residency in foot and ankle surgery while still pursing her love for dance and she can’t wait for her first Malayali Hip Hop Fusion Dance Workshop with us on May 28th! we’ll see you there nyc fam ✌️🏾 — 🕗 when: May 28th at 8:00 pm 📍 where: Ripley-Grier Studios at 520 8th Ave (Midtown) 🎶 song: Entammede Jimikki Kammal 💥 class & choreo by @anjali_vettom reserve your spots now at link in bio or arrambam.com/dance 💎

NEW YORK CITY! 🗽 we're beyond thrilled to present our HIP HOP FUSION DANCE WORKSHOP in NYC with Anjali to Entammede Jimikki Kammal happening on MAY 28TH! ⭐️ we can't wait to dance with yall!! 💃🏽🪩🕺🏽 Anjali Vettom is a South Asian dancer, choreographer, and teacher in New York City and Philadelphia. She teaches a variety of styles, including Bollywood Fusion, Hip-Hop, and Semi-Classical. With over 20 years of dance experience, her dance journey began at the Kalashri School of Arts, where she was classically trained in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi by Guru Smt. Bina Menon for almost 10 years. She served as the choreographer of her collegiate dance team for four years, captain for three years, and the main lead for two years, culminating in a win at her team's first dance competition in 2018. While completing medical school, she became one of the founding dance teachers of the South Asian Dance Community in Philadelphia in 2023 and recently performed at New York Fashion Week in 2025. She is currently completing her residency in foot and ankle surgery while still pursing her love for dance and she can't wait for her first Malayali Hip Hop Fusion Dance Workshop with us on May 28th! we'll see you there nyc fam ✌️🏾 — 🕗 when: May 28th at 8:00 pm 📍 where: Ripley-Grier Studios at 520 8th Ave (Midtown) 🎶 song: Entammede Jimikki Kammal 💥 class & choreo by @anjali_vettom reserve your spots now at the link in bio or arrambam.com/dance 💎 🧠 choreo credit @anjali_vettom

MEET ANJALI VETTOM! ⭐️ pt 6 one rule: make a new friend. two quotes: “this is not a dance team.” “take what i give you and make it your own.” hip hop fusion with kuthu. malayali or not. open level. all welcome. watch the full series on YouTube 🎥 — NEW YORK CITY! we’re beyond thrilled to present our HIP HOP FUSION DANCE WORKSHOP in NYC with Anjali! ⭐️ Anjali Vettom is a South Asian dancer, choreographer, and teacher in New York City and Philadelphia. She teaches a variety of styles, including Bollywood Fusion, Hip-Hop, and Semi-Classical. With over 20 years of dance experience, her dance journey began at the Kalashri School of Arts, where she was classically trained in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi by Guru Smt. Bina Menon for almost 10 years. She served as the choreographer of her collegiate dance team for four years, captain for three years, and the main lead for two years, culminating in a win at her team’s first dance competition in 2018. While completing medical school, she became one of the founding dance teachers of the South Asian Dance Community in Philadelphia in 2023 and recently performed at New York Fashion Week in 2025. She is currently completing her residency in foot and ankle surgery while still pursing her love for dance and she can’t wait for her first Malayali Hip Hop Fusion Dance Workshop with us on May 28th! we’ll see you there nyc fam ✌️🏾 — 🕗 when: May 28th at 8:00 pm 📍 where: Ripley-Grier Studios at 520 8th Ave (Midtown) 🎶 song: Entammede Jimikki Kammal 💥 class & choreo by @anjali_vettom reserve your spots now at link in bio or arrambam.com/dance 💎

MEET ANJALI VETTOM! ⭐️ pt 5 "just reach out to people. you never know what you're gonna get." anjali wasn't asked to be at nyfw. she applied. she got it. ended up on a times square billboard she didn't even know she'd been dreaming of. new dreams unlocked. more of her story every day this week 🤍 watch the full series on YouTube 🎥 -- NEW YORK CITY! we're beyond thrilled to present our HIP HOP FUSION DANCE WORKSHOP in NYC with Anjali! ⭐️ Anjali Vettom is a South Asian dancer, choreographer, and teacher in New York City and Philadelphia. She teaches a variety of styles, including Bollywood Fusion, Hip-Hop, and Semi-Classical. With over 20 years of dance experience, her dance journey began at the Kalashri School of Arts, where she was classically trained in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi by Guru Smt. Bina Menon for almost 10 years. She served as the choreographer of her collegiate dance team for four years, captain for three years, and the main lead for two years, culminating in a win at her team's first dance competition in 2018. While completing medical school, she became one of the founding dance teachers of the South Asian Dance Community in Philadelphia in 2023 and recently performed at New York Fashion Week in 2025. She is currently completing her residency in foot and ankle surgery while still pursing her love for dance and she can't wait for her first Malayali Hip Hop Fusion Dance Workshop with us on May 28th! we'll see you there nyc fam ✌️🏾 — 🕗 when: May 28th at 8:00 pm 📍 where: Ripley-Grier Studios at 520 8th Ave (Midtown) 🎶 song: Entammede Jimikki Kammal 💥 class & choreo by @anjali_vettom reserve your spots now at link in bio or arrambam.com/dance 💎

MEET ANJALI VETTOM! ⭐️ pt 4 anjali made a tiktok asking if there were like-minded dancers in philly who wanted to take a workshop. "they were hiding, but they were there." her first class sold out. that was almost three years ago. since then: new york fashion week 2025. a billboard in times square. weddings, events, and a teaching journey that's now expanding to nyc. more of her story every day this week ✨ watch the full series on YouTube 🎥 -- NEW YORK CITY! we're beyond thrilled to present our HIP HOP FUSION DANCE WORKSHOP in NYC with Anjali! ⭐️ Anjali Vettom is a South Asian dancer, choreographer, and teacher in New York City and Philadelphia. She teaches a variety of styles, including Bollywood Fusion, Hip-Hop, and Semi-Classical. With over 20 years of dance experience, her dance journey began at the Kalashri School of Arts, where she was classically trained in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi by Guru Smt. Bina Menon for almost 10 years. She served as the choreographer of her collegiate dance team for four years, captain for three years, and the main lead for two years, culminating in a win at her team's first dance competition in 2018. While completing medical school, she became one of the founding dance teachers of the South Asian Dance Community in Philadelphia in 2023 and recently performed at New York Fashion Week in 2025. She is currently completing her residency in foot and ankle surgery while still pursing her love for dance and she can't wait for her first Malayali Hip Hop Fusion Dance Workshop with us on May 28th! we'll see you there nyc fam ✌️🏾 — 🕗 when: May 28th at 8:00 pm 📍 where: Ripley-Grier Studios at 520 8th Ave (Midtown) 🎶 song: Entammede Jimikki Kammal 💥 class & choreo by @anjali_vettom reserve your spots now at link in bio or arrambam.com/dance 💎

SHILPA’S HEELS DANCE WORKSHOP IN NEW YORK CITY! 🔥 nyc fam 🗽 the vibes last night were absolutely amazing! yall brought the best energy and kicked off our FIRST HEELS DANCE WORKSHOP 👠 with SHILPA in the most perfect way! 🪩 -- 🤩 class & choreo @shilpagidugu 🎥 @allyvisuals 🎶 En Chella Peru Apple x Ippatikinka (From "Pokkiri" / "Pokiri") 💎 presented by ar•ram•bam

BTS FROM OUR NYC COMMUNITY MEMBERS LAST NIGHT AT SHILPA’S HEELS DANCE WORKSHOP IN NEW YORK CITY! 🔥 nyc fam 🗽 the vibes last night were absolutely amazing! yall brought the best energy and kicked off our FIRST HEELS DANCE WORKSHOP 👠 with SHILPA in the most perfect way! 🪩 -- 🤩 class & choreo @shilpagidugu 🎥 @allyvisuals 🎶 En Chella Peru Apple x Ippatikinka (From "Pokkiri" / "Pokiri") 💎 presented by ar•ram•bam

SHILPA’S HEELS DANCE WORKSHOP IN NEW YORK CITY! 🔥 nyc fam 🗽 the vibes last night were absolutely amazing! yall brought the best energy and kicked off our FIRST HEELS DANCE WORKSHOP 👠 with SHILPA in the most perfect way! 🪩 — 🤩 class & choreo @shilpagidugu 🎥 @allyvisuals 🎶 En Chella Peru Apple x Ippatikinka (From "Pokkiri" / "Pokiri") 💎 presented by ar•ram•bam

MEET ANJALI VETTOM! ⭐️ pt 3 “i didn’t get to finish my dance journey. dance is done.” that’s what anjali thought after covid took her senior year of college and she moved to philly for med school. started dancing alone in her apartment, kept choreographing with nowhere to perform — and then had an idea. the idea became the philadelphia dance community. more of her story every day this week ✨ watch the full series on YouTube 🎥 — NEW YORK CITY! we’re beyond thrilled to present our HIP HOP FUSION DANCE WORKSHOP in NYC with Anjali! ⭐️ Anjali Vettom is a South Asian dancer, choreographer, and teacher in New York City and Philadelphia. She teaches a variety of styles, including Bollywood Fusion, Hip-Hop, and Semi-Classical. With over 20 years of dance experience, her dance journey began at the Kalashri School of Arts, where she was classically trained in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi by Guru Smt. Bina Menon for almost 10 years. She served as the choreographer of her collegiate dance team for four years, captain for three years, and the main lead for two years, culminating in a win at her team’s first dance competition in 2018. While completing medical school, she became one of the founding dance teachers of the South Asian Dance Community in Philadelphia in 2023 and recently performed at New York Fashion Week in 2025. She is currently completing her residency in foot and ankle surgery while still pursing her love for dance and she can’t wait for her first Malayali Hip Hop Fusion Dance Workshop with us on May 28th! we’ll see you there nyc fam ✌️🏾 — 🕗 when: May 28th at 8:00 pm 📍 where: Ripley-Grier Studios at 520 8th Ave (Midtown) 🎶 song: Entammede Jimikki Kammal 💥 class & choreo by @anjali_vettom reserve your spots now at link in bio or arrambam.com/dance 💎

MEET ANJALI VETTOM! ⭐️ tune in on her bio series this week! starting tomorrow 🎥 — NEW YORK CITY! we’re beyond thrilled to present our HIP HOP FUSION DANCE WORKSHOP in NYC with Anjali! ⭐️ Anjali Vettom is a South Asian dancer, choreographer, and teacher in New York City and Philadelphia. She teaches a variety of styles, including Bollywood Fusion, Hip-Hop, and Semi-Classical. With over 20 years of dance experience, her dance journey began at the Kalashri School of Arts, where she was classically trained in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi by Guru Smt. Bina Menon for almost 10 years. She served as the choreographer of her collegiate dance team for four years, captain for three years, and the main lead for two years, culminating in a win at her team’s first dance competition in 2018. While completing medical school, she became one of the founding dance teachers of the South Asian Dance Community in Philadelphia in 2023 and recently performed at New York Fashion Week in 2025. She is currently completing her residency in foot and ankle surgery while still pursing her love for dance and she can’t wait for her first Malayali Hip Hop Fusion Dance Workshop with us on May 28th! we’ll see you there nyc fam ✌️🏾 — 🕗 when: May 28th at 8:00 pm 📍 where: Ripley-Grier Studios at 520 8th Ave (Midtown) 🎶 song: Entammede Jimikki Kammal 💥 class & choreo by @anjali_vettom reserve your spots now at the link in bio or arrambam.com/dance 💎

NEW YORK CITY! 🗽 HAPPENING NEXT WEEK! we’re beyond thrilled to present our first-ever HEELS DANCE WORKSHOP in NYC with Shilpa! ⭐️🪩👠 and it’s a beginner-friendly workshop to En Chella Peru Apple x Ippitikinka! no pressure to wear heels! 👠 come learn the choreo and slip into your pair whenever you’re ready! Shilpa believes dance is a powerful way to reconnect with culture, embrace femininity, and celebrate identity through art and she can’t wait for her first Tamil-Telugu heels dance workshop on May 13th! we’ll see you there nyc fam ✌🏾 — HAPPENING NEXT WEEK! 🕗 when: May 13th at 8:00 pm 📍 where: Ripley-Grier Studios at 520 8th Ave (Midtown) 🎶 song: En Chella Peru Apple x Ippatikinka 💥 class & choreo by @shilpagidugu reserve your spots now at link in bio or arrambam.com/dance 💎 — Shilpa is a Telugu-American dancer and instructor passionate about celebrating culture through movement. She began her dance training at AATMA Performing Arts, where she grew up learning street jazz and Bollywood and developed a strong foundation in performance and storytelling. During her time at Rutgers University, she continued expanding her cultural dance roots through Bhangra, performing and competing throughout her college career. Over the past five years, Shilpa has trained extensively in heels dance, developing a love for femme performance and confident movement. She continues to push her artistic boundaries by training in Latin styles, contemporary, and classical forms to build versatility and deepen her understanding of dance as a global art form. In addition to performing, Shilpa teaches her own classes in femme and hip-hop styles in New York City and is excited to expand into beginner heels and Tollywood-style classes. As a brown woman navigating dance spaces, she is passionate about creating environments where dancers—especially South Asian women—can feel confident, powerful, and unapologetically expressive. 🧠 choreo credit: @shilpagidugu for @kineticsdancecrew