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.
Our chess and cricket programs are led by volunteer coaches who are not listed here. You can read about that team on the chess and cricket pages.
Amrita Nitin
Lead Faculty, Bollywood Dance
10+ years of Bollywood dance training and performance across classical, folk, and contemporary styles.
Bollywood Dance
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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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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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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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