Potri Ranka Manis is the daughter of a sultan from the southern Philippines. She performs the classical and tribal dances of Mindanao and other Filipino dances solo and with Kinding Sindaw, the dance company she founded and directs. She has performed throughout the Philippines, the Middle East, Hong Kong and the U.S, and is also an award-winning poet and playwright. Locally, she has performed at NYU, Columbia and Lincoln Center's Asian/Pacific American Heritage Festival, at the Philippine Embassy, the Mayor's Office at City Hall and at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Ms. Manis is available for teaching, lecture/demonstrations, and performances through Lotus Music & Dance.

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Nadia - As a second generation Lebanese-American, Nadia presents dances that preserve cultural traditions, as well as dances that are inspired by contemporary and modern elements. As a solo artist and with her dance company, she's performed at many top venues including Joyce Theater Soho, the Public Theater, and Madison Square Garden, as well as internationally. She appears often in film and TV, including Sex and the City II and Saturday Night Live. Nadia teaches at many schools and universities through Lotus's Arts in Education programs, including Sarah Lawerence College, NYU, Barnard and Dance Theater of Harlem. She's studied with and performed in the companies of Serena, Shoshana, Gamila el Masri, Jehan Kamal, Dalia Carella and Anahid Sofian. Nadia has a MFA in dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and is an actor/singer/writer/producer, thai massage therapist, pilates, and Gyrokinesis instructor.