Andrea Albergaria.

BIOGRAPHY

Andrea Albergaria is a Brazilian Odissi dancer and teacher, started her studies in Odissi Dance during Performing Arts Graduation Course (1994) and had developed it on workshops with names like Madhavi Mudgal, Parvatti Dutta, Sandyadipa Kar,etc. In 1997 had met Guruji Kelucharan Mohapatra in Srjan, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.

With her brazilian students, Andrea Albergaria founded Mahari Odissi Dance Company that had performed in many different places. Andrea Albergaria had been in Angola, África, to perform Odissi in Ásia Festival (2003). In 2007 had been with her Dance Company to perform at Purva International Festival, Baroda, Gujarat, organized by Guru Sharad Pandya.

She is working to publish a book in portuguese language about Orissa and Mahari Dance Tradition.