Staff | Nepal Dance School

Bhim Dahal

Director / Instructor / Choreographer

Bhim "Anil" Dahal began his career in music and folk dance as a young child in Nepal. His classical training has been under noted artists Suresh Mishra, Manoj Suwal, Bidenda Gosh in Kolkata, Shela Mehta in Mumbai, and Bhawani Javada of the Kathak Kendra in Jaipur. He has choreographed productions in Bollywood, Kathak, Nepali Folk, and Buddhist dance for over 15 years. As a musician, the tabla remains his first love, alongside the madal and the dhol.

Cordula Sturm Dahal

Co-Director / Instructor / Educator

Cordula Sturm Dahal, born in Germany and educated in France and the United States, brings her experience of traveling and living in over thirty countries to Nepal Dance School. She has trained in Oriental dance in Morocco and Egypt, and Indian dance in Nepal and India. Using her background as a historical researcher and writer, Mrs. Dahal creates and coordinates a variety of cultural education programs for schools and other organizations.

Additional Staff and Support for NDS

Tasherit Sturm Dahal Tasherit — Assistant instructor and performer, trained by Bhim Dahal in Nepal, with the Kathak Kendra of Jaipur, Shambhave Vaze, and Maneesha Sathe, protegee of the great Kathak dancer, Gopi Krishna, of Pune, India.

Santoshi Dahal class= Santoshi — Costume designer in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Antar Sturm Dahal Antar — Artist for "hands-on" program support materials, such as Buddhist symbols, mudras, cover and brochure graphics.

Sevgi Mauri / Sevgi / Mouse — Resident feline mascot and, according to many, the best natural dancer in the school and, indeed, the world.

Tarik — Webmaster and technical manager for media, public programs, and sound recordings.