Arundhati Garnaik

Arundhati Garnaik is a known name of the Indian Dance Industry. She started her professional career with the dance reality show ‘Dance India Dance Season four in the year 2014 on television. Arundhati is born in Angul, Orissa, on 30th July 1997. She participated in Dance India Dance at the age of sixteen. She was one of the top seven contestants of the show. She was a member of the ‘Firoz Ki gang’ and was trained by Firoz Khan Bio coming soon... >> Read More... . Terrence Lewis, Geeta Kapoor Geeta Kapoor is a renowned choreographer who is ju >> Read More... , and Remo D’Souza were the other mentors. Mithun Chakraborty When we talk about the few legends in the Indian f >> Read More... was the master judge. This show was hosted by none other than Jay Bhanushali Jay Bhanushali is a Hindi television actor, anchor >> Read More... . Shyam Yadav ShyamYadav is an Indian dancer. He is the winner o >> Read More... , Ashutosh Pawar Ashutosh Pawar is an Indian Dancer who became famo >> Read More... , Manan Sachdeva Mayank Sachdeva is an Indian dancer. He was the fi >> Read More... , Swarati Kurulka, and Dhiraj Bakshi Dhiraj Bakshi is an Indian dancer and a choreograp >> Read More... were the other contestants on the show.

Arundhati went to the Venkatashwar English Medium School situated in Orissa, where she completed her schooling till tenth. The tenth standard exams came as a challenge for her as she chose between Dance and her studies, but she chose her passion over the studies and took part in Dance India Dance. She also went to Loyola school, Bhubaneshwar, for further studies. She is a brilliant performer, known for her classical dancing. Kathak dance form and Folk dance form, Mayubhanj Chau, salsa, Jazz, and Bollywood are her strong points. She took her professional training from Mandakini Jena Mandakini Jena is an Indian dance choreographer. S >> Read More... , known for her fame in Dance India Dance, 2009. She also got trained at M zone, which is a reputed dance academy at Bhubaneshwar.

She changed from a dancer to a choreographer and worked at Terrence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company in 2016. She was also part of the ‘Kamshet Project: A beauty within the beast’ by Terrence Lewis. It promoted Dance theatre and was organized by ‘Paara,’ a Dance company. She did many events throughout the country and gained a lot of praise through it. One such event was the Performance at the ‘Kabbadi World Cup’ in 2016. Arundhati and her team performed at the grand opening of the event. She was also part f the show ‘So you think you can dance’ aired on & TV in 2016. This show proved to be the turning point of her career. With this show, Arundhati aced the nuances of teaching someone the talent she has. It was a whole new experience for her. This show was famous for its unique concept of the stage and street dancers at one performing platform.

Arundhati Garnaik participated in ' Dance Deewane This is a competition show aired on Colors Tv and >> Read More... Season 3.' After eliminating some dancers, the show announced its top 16 contestants. The passionate dancer impressed the judges and got a place on the top contestants' list. Even though she had a spine injury, she made it to the top due to her passion. During the Grand Premiere of the show, Remo D Souza, the guest judge, praised the unique dancing style and skills of Arundhati. On the same day, he gave everyone a pleasant shock to cast Arundhati in his next venture based on dance. Arundhati couldn’t believe this and was overwhelmed. So, she became an actress for her super effort and dedication to dance.

Arundhati Garnaik’s exemplary performances made the super dancer Madhuri Dixit whistle for her. Madhuri commented that dance is in Arundhati’s genes, and her performance was out of the world. Tushar Kalia Tushar Kalia is an Indian dancer, and choreographe >> Read More... , who came as a celebrity judge in Dance Deewane, praised Arundhati for her dance movements and grooved with her for Ang Laga De.  

Arundhati suffered a severe injury on her spinal cord while rehearsing for Dance India Dance Season 4. She was one of the top 6 contestants in the season. But, she had to quit the show due to that injury. After getting noticed by Terrance Lewis for her performance in So You Think You Can Dance telecasted on &TV, she got a place in his dance company, Terence Lewis Professional Training Institute. She participated in Khelo India University Games held in Cuttack in 2020.

In 2021, Arundhati Garnaik, one of the top contestants of the Dance India Dance Season 4, took part in the dance reality show, “Dance Deewane Season 3,” on Colors TV. She performed with the popular dancer cum choreographer  Pratik Utekar Pratik Utekar is an Indian Contemporary Dancer, Ch >> Read More... in that show, making the audience and judges go emotional. Their dance performance is based on a small story of a brother and sister who were estranged as their parents divorced. Arundhati Garnaik and Pratik Utekar excelled in the dance and expressions, and they received a standing ovation from the judges. Pratik mentioned Arundhati as his favorite performer, and their chemistry worked out well throughout the sequence.

Arundhati Garnaik Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)