Summary: <br> Today we are thrilled to welcome back to the pod, the ladies of Ragamala Dance Company. Today we talk with company’s founder and co-artistic director, Ranee Ramaswamy, and her daughter, co-artistic director Aparna Ramaswamy. We first had Ranee and Aparna on the podcast about a year ago, with Aparna’s sister, Ashwini, <a href="https://conversationsondancepod.com/2022/03/14/ragamala-dance-company/">in episode 275</a>. If you haven’t heard that episode yet, we hope you will go back and tune in to hear more about the trio’s origin in dance and about the founding of Ragamala Dance Company.<br> <br> <br> <br> Ranne and Aparna join us today to talk about ‘Fires of Varanasi,’ the show that they have been touring for the last year. For our listeners in the Houston area, don’t miss Ragamala Dance Company in ‘Fires of Varanasi’ March 10th with Performing Arts Houston. For tickets and more information, visit <a href="https://performingartshouston.org/events/ragamala-dance-company-2023-03-10-730-pm">performingartshouston.org</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> This Episode’s Sponsor:<br> <br> <br> <br> Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School is training the next generation of professional dancers by providing ballet and dance education of the highest caliber that prepares students for professional careers in dance. PBT’s school focuses on the dancer as a whole person and nurturing them into creative, confident and well-rounded individuals. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School’s Intensive Summer Program runs from June 25-July 29th. Auditions for PBT’s pre-professional program will be held March 6th through the 11th. Pre-professional dancers will have the opportunity to work with incoming PBT director Adam McKinney starting this summer. For more information visit <a href="http://pbt.org/pbts/auditions2023">pbt.org/pbts/auditions2023</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> LINKS:<br> <br> <br> <br> Rate and Review us on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-on-dance/id1128237763">https://apple.co/3RwJqWc</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Join our email list: <a href="https://bit.ly/3USVfcp">https://bit.ly/3USVfcp</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Instagram: <a href="http://facebook.com/conversationsondance">instagram.com/conversationsondance</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/conversationsondance">facebook.com/conversationsondance</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Facebook Group: <a href="http://facebook.com/groups/conversationsondancefriends">facebook.com/groups/conversationsondancefriends</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/convoondance">twitter.com/convoondance</a><br>
