Navadal Rising Stars Showcase

Akademi’s NAVADAL 2019 competition culminates in an exhilarating evening presenting the rising stars of South Asian dance in the UK.

Specially curated by Vidya Patel, YUVA 2016 winner and BBC Young Dancer 2015 finalist, this exciting line-up showcases the NAVADAL competition winners along with four exceptionally talented dancers from Patel’s peer group.

NAVADAL, meaning ‘new shoots’ in Hindi, is Akademi’s biennial national South Asian youth dance competition, presented in partnership with Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) and Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) Yuva Gati.