Aditya Romfh

Aditya Romfh, 16, started learning Bharatanatyam at age 4 from Smt. Jyoti Raghavan director of the Nrityanjali Dance Company in Boston. In 2013, after moving to California, he began studying with Smt. Mythili Kumar and the Abhinaya Dance Company. He has performed in annual student dance recitals as well performances in several Bay Area temples. Since 2020, he has performed under the direction of Smt. Malavika Kumar Walia in Abhinaya's Junior Dance Company. In addition to Bharatanatyam, Aditya is learning Carnatic music from Sruti Sarathy.

Aditya is a rising junior at Palo Alto High School where he enjoys biology and math as well as the school volleyball team. He attended Spanish immersion in early grades, and continues his passion for the language and culture of Latin America today.

Aditya has danced with and has been mentored by his older sister, Kirtana, from the beginning, including several times at the San Francisco International Arts Festival. He and his sister are now mentoring their younger brother, Ravi, to continue the love for this artform.