Abigail Juarez
Assistant Faculty, Western Music
Senior Music Therapy student at Sam Houston State University. Teaches piano and guitar at the Spring campus, with a focus on young beginners.
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Our instructors and mentors are credentialed artists, performing musicians, and dedicated educators - each bringing deep expertise and genuine care to every student they teach.
Amrita Nitin
Lead Faculty, Bollywood Dance
10+ years of Bollywood dance training and performance across classical, folk, and contemporary styles.
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Arundithi Ananth
Lead Faculty, Bharatanatyam
Arangetram in 2003. Trained in the Dandayuthapani Pillai and Kalakshetra traditions under the daughter of Prof. C. V. Chandrasekhar.
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Bharghavi Balagopal
Co-Founder & Lead Faculty, Veena & Artistic Director - Performing Arts
Great-granddaughter of Needamangalam Krishnamurthy Bhagavathar. SAMPADA certified. Co-founder of Spotlight Academy.
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Jim Dorr
Artistic Director, Western Music
BMusic, Shorter University. 35+ years music education. Active with Conroe Symphony, Symphony North of Houston, and The Woodlands Symphony.
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Murali Venugopalan
Lead Faculty, Cricket
6+ years Houston Cricket League. 3 years university cricket. All-rounder with multiple Man of the Match awards.
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Nathan Sansoni
Assistant Faculty, Chess
1800+ Elo on Chess.com. High school chess club president. USCF tournament competitive experience.
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Rajiv Rambhia
Lead Faculty, Cricket
30+ years of cricket experience as a seasoned all-rounder across formats and leagues, including Houston league cricket.
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Sandhiya Loganathan
Co-Founder & Lead Faculty, Bollywood Dance & Head of Sports Programs
Performing since age 7. Lead choreographer of Spotlight Academy's annual showcases. Co-founder.
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Senthil Velan Yuvaraj
Director, Chess & Cricket
Chess since age 7 (~1500 Elo). Cricket all-rounder since age 10. Woodlands league player with multiple Man of the Match awards.
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Shraddha Mohan
Artistic Director, Carnatic Vocal
MA Indian Music, University of Madras. All India Radio B HIGH Grade artist. Multiple Music Academy, Chennai prizes.
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Vaijayanthi K. Raghavan
Artistic Director, Bharatanatyam
Trained in the Thanjavur tradition. SAMPADA certified - Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University. Arangetram at 14, All India Competition finalist.
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Vaishnavi Narasimhan
Lead Faculty, Carnatic Vocal
Trained under Smt. Vasantha Sundararajan and Smt. Koviladi Kala. Performed in Mysore sabhas and at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana.
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