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nina rajarani

nina rajarani , mbe , is an award-winning south asian dancer and choreographer and winner of the place prize 2006 .
she runs a dance school based in harrow , middlesex , and is artistic director of srishti - nina rajarani dance creations , a male-dominated touring dance company .
nina rajarani was awarded the diploma in bharatanatyam from the bharatiya vidya bhavan in 1986 and in 1987 she staged her arangetram .
rajarani has toured as a performer in the uk , europe , singapore , malaysia and australia .
rajarani won the place prize , europe 's largest choreographic competition , in the autumn of 2006 .
rajarani was chosen from 20 finalists and 204 entries overall .
-lsb- http://www.theplace.org.uk/658/news/nina-rajarani-wins-25000-place-prize-for-dance-sponsored-by-bloomberg.html] the winning piece , quick !
, is inspired by the fast-paced world of city traders .
popular with audiences , quick !
remains in the touring repertory .
nina rajarani was awarded an mbe in the queen 's 2009 birthday honours , in recognition of her services to south asian dance .
the award was announced on 13 june 2009 .
-lsb- http://www.danceuk.org/metadot/index.pl?id=26173&isa=dbrow&op=show&dbview_id=22558] rajarani has a school of dance established in 1991 and based at the harrow arts centre in middlesex .
rajarani is currently the secretary of the south asian dance faculty of the istd .
she is also an associate artist of akademi .
-lsb- http://www.akademi.co.uk/associate_artists.htm] after a three-year hiatus from performance , rajarani returned to the stage in march 2010 in the touring company showcase `` these are a few of my favourite things '' .
-lsb- http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/theatre/cfutheatrefeatures/5037139.choreographer_nina_rajariani_mbe_showcases_her_favourite_things/]
