Our Story
About Us
Vision
SCOPAF, Sreejaya’s Centre of Performing Arts and Fitness, is a brand born from the soaring success of Sreejaya’s School of Classical Dance. The vision at SCOPAF is to expand the canvas of performing arts and fitness, thereby giving a rejuvenated approach to life.
Our mission is to embrace the rich cultural heritage and strengthen the outlook of neo-classical performing arts and fitness regimes; to expand our programs further-catering to multitude of audience; and to empower the community through dance and fitness, one movement at a time.
SCOPAF is actively working to create new platforms for the classical arts and fitness along with creating multiple points of access for audiences.
The Journey
SCOPAF as an umbrella emerged with the idea to further expand the JOY of DANCE and a wholistic practice called FITNESS. SCOPAF materialized after twenty years of commitment and practice of the panoramic view towards life through, Sreejaya’s School of Classical Dance.
Sreejaya’s School of Classical Dance was started in the year 2004, in Bangalore. With two decades of institutionalizing Bharatanatyam education, Sreejaya’s School of Classical Dance has 5 branches in Bangalore: Koramangala, HSR Layout, Haralur Main Road, Whitefield and Jayanagar. SSCD has the pride of teaching over 10,000 students in India and internationally, with students from all states of India, and countries, USA, UK, UAE, Kenya and Singapore; and alumna- world over. SSCD is recognized by (CID) The International Dance Council-UNESCO, headquartered in Paris. SSCD offers it’s own certification and also international certification from (CID) The International Dance Council, UNESCO, Paris.
Thanks to the immense efforts and vision of Smt. Sreejaya Nair and Sri. Madan Nair, SSCD is one among the most sought after schools at national and international level for Bharatanatyam education.
The Journey Ahead
SCOPAF is crafted to instil appreciation and to strive for perfection. It follows an institution based curriculum, programmed for gradual progression. The Art of Dance and the Art of Fitness needs a guided approach to increase the awareness of movement possibilities in an individual.
SCOPAF offers certificate based education in arts
Our Leadership
Directors
MADAN NAIR
Mr. Madan Nair, is a commerce graduate and a diploma holder from NIIT, Mumbai. Being an IT training franchisee of Aptech Computer Education of multiple branches in Kerala and also franchisee of CADD Centre, Bangalore for over 3 decades, Mr. Madan Nair brings an extensive experience in training and management giving a solid direction towards the vision of SCOPAF. Mr. Madan Nair has also worked in Testing Laboratories of Canada, Mississauga.
Mr.Madan Nair’s extensive experience over three decades in the IT domain brings in efficiency, planning and operations of the success of SCOPAF.
SREEJAYA NAIR
Smt. Sreejaya, a dancer of merit, is an alumnus of the legendary Kerala Kalamandalam, trained in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam and Kuchipudi. A torch bearer of classical arts, Smt. Sreejaya is a recipient of several awards and fellowships from reputed bodies across India. Smt. Sreejaya also has the credit of popularizing Bharatanatyam in Canada for several years.
With teaching and performance experience for 4 decades, Sreejaya is currently practicing under Guru. Smt. Chitra Chandrashekar Dasarathy, who has molded Sreejaya to a competent performer, able teacher and a wholesome artiste. Smt.Sreejaya Nair is currently following the Kalakshetra style of Bharatanatyam.
Smt. Sreejaya debuted in films while studying at Kerala Kalamandalam. She went on to act in a number of movies under leading directors and superstars of Malayalam cinema and television series.
As part of her sojourn in the Malayalam Film Industry, she has toured all over the world and performed in many stage programs in U.S.A., U.K., Switzerland, Bahrain and U.A.E., for both cinematic and classical dance performances.
