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A career that began in India, a studio that took root in Georgia, and the students who keep it moving.
Meet the instructor
Garima Agrawal has been teaching dance for 15+ years. The first decade unfolded in India, where she trained students of every age in Bollywood and regional folk traditions. When she moved to Georgia, the classes came with her.
Her training is in Bollywood and folk specifically, not classical forms. The choice is intentional: Bollywood and folk are the dances Indian-American kids encounter at family events, weddings, and festivals. Teaching them well prepares students for the moments that actually matter to their families.
Garima Dance Academy opened its private studio in Cumming in 2022. In the 4 years since, students have moved from their first class to performing on stages across Georgia and the Southeast. Many have brought younger siblings along.
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Portrait of Garima Agrawal, the instructor, warm studio lighting, in front of mirror
The aim isn’t to make every child a professional dancer. It’s to give them rhythm, culture, confidence they carry forever.
Garima Agrawal · founder
What we believe
Students in folk dance formation, hands raised, traditional costumes against warm cream studio wall
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Bollywood, folk, and fusion are entry points to a wider tradition. We teach the steps, but the deeper aim is helping kids feel grounded in a culture that’s theirs.
Solo student mid-Bollywood pose on a community stage, dramatic gold spotlight, audience faintly visible
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Every student performs, regardless of how they walk in. Stage time builds something quiet but durable: a child who knows they can do hard things in front of people.
Class-ending celebration: students laughing in a circle, instructor centered, mirror reflecting the room
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Discipline matters, but joy comes first. Class is a place students want to come back to, not somewhere they’re sent.
Our students
The work isn’t the end-of-year recital. It’s the years before, the rehearsals, the costumes laid out on benches the night before.
Year-end recital finale: full ensemble on stage, all groups together, deep stage lighting, audience standing
Junior class graduation photo: certificates and smiles, studio backdrop
Folk dance formation at community event, green and yellow traditional costumes
Backstage huddle before a performance: joyful energy, costumes draped on benches
Solo student in motion, dramatic stage lighting, dancer mid-spin
Group shot with cultural society members after performance
Charity event applause moment, students bowing in line
Performances at events across Georgia and the Southeast.
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