SEATTLE - 2026
Seattle Natya Idol Competition
American Natya Idol competitions will held at the following venue
Date: Sunday, March 22th, 2026
Venue: Wagner Performing Arts Center
639 W Main St, Monroe, WA 98272
Natya Idol Competitions:
Morning 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM / 1:30 Pm - 4:30 PM
Judges
Judges will be coming out of state. Names will be announced with full details of the judges 2 days before the event.
Those who will get any prize in the regional will be qualified to perform in Finals and also regional dance events around your own state.
SEATTLE NATYOTSAVAM
Dance Presentations by 2025 American Natya Idol winners
5:00 PM - 6:0 PM
American Natya Idol Winners
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Dance Presentations by Seattle Dance Companies
7:15 - 8:00 PM - Prize Distributions
Manasi Ganesh
- Winner of Houston Advanced Natya Idol - 2025
Manasi Ganesh is an 11th grader at Tompkins High School in Katy, Texas. She has pursued Bharatanatyam with passion and dedication for the past ten years under the guidance of her Guru, Smt. Indrani Parthasarathy. She successfully completed her Arangetram on August 5, 2023, at RR Sabha, Chennai. She has won first place in numerous competitions, including Sewa International, Puranava, Saptami Globals, the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival, and Natya Idol. She has also brought characters to life in several dance dramas, such as “Neela Madhava” and “Daiva Padapam,” choreographed by her Guru, and “Karna,” where she portrayed Young Karna under the direction of Madurai R. Muralidaran. In addition to performing, she uses her art for service. In the summer of 2025, she helped raise over $6,000 through her own thematic solo presentation, “Parama,” for the Abhinaya School of Performing Arts. Manasi also recently debuted in her first Margazhi season in India at Saptami Sabha, Anusham Arts, and the Bengaluru International Classical Dance Festival.
