Our Team
Meet our awesome team of dance and yoga instructors - bringing energy and creativity to kids’ and adults' classes all week.
Shruti Anand
Founder and Choreographer
Shruti Anand, a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, takes inspiration from the peacock - India’s symbol of joy and renewal, known for “dancing in the rain.” With that same spirit, she founded Monsoon Dance in 2012 to share the magic of movement with her community. Shruti is celebrated for her vibrant energy and welcoming teaching style. She leads Adults Fitness & Choreography classes that blend fun with fitness, while also guiding Kids Competition Teams and Kids Dance Classes. For Shruti, dance is more than steps - it’s a way to celebrate culture, confidence, and connection together.
Studio Director, Ballet Choreographer
Kara has trained in Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, and Contemporary dance since she was a young girl.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in dance education at Utah Valley University where she continued to train in Ballet and Modern for 4 years. She also studied Anatomy, Kinesiology, Improvisation, Choreography, Dance History, Dance in Elementary, World Dance Forms, Social Dance, Lighting and Production, and additional Secondary Education courses that included Educational Psychology, Multicultural Education, Classroom Management, and Instructional Media. Kara began her professional career choreographing for competition teams for local studios and for high school dance companies.
Kara has been part of Monsoon for over 2 years now. She loves the sense of community and family that Monsoon offers. Be it pinning her dupatta or helping to learn the lyrics to a song, our Monsoon family has been there for her! Outside of dance, she enjoys rock climbing, pickleball, and spending time with her family!
Madhuri Reddy
Adults and Kids Dance Choreographer
Dhruvi Vyas
Adults & Kids Dance Choreographer
Kara Hinckley
Shikha Gangwar
Fitness & Dance Choreographer
Shikha has been with Monsoon Dance for the last 4 years but has been associated with dance fitness for almost a decade now. She loves dance fitness because of its 3D effect which works on the mind, body, and soul. Her dance fitness class is a total body workout where Bollywood moves are combined with fitness moves which makes this workout absolutely fun. All you need to do is dance, sweat, and smile. She loves being associated with Monsoon Dance because It keeps her connected with Bollywood dance and people who have the same love for dance and fitness. Apart from dancing her other interests are the gym, karaoke, and movies.
Sarah Pleuthner
Yoga Guru/ Instructor
Hi, I’m Sarah and I’ve been a teacher at Monsoon Dance since January, 2020. As a newly certified yoga instructor, I taught at Monsoon for exactly two months before the pandemic began. As many of you know, our teaching shifted to online and though it was a good experience, I’m so glad to have many of you back in-person!
My prior experience as a teacher includes teaching third and fourth grades in the Round Rock school district. As a teacher and lifelong student myself, I want students to know that the yoga practice is for everyone. We come to the mat to slow down and breathe, reflect, move, observe, maybe discover new pathways, and find where that “edge” might lie on any given day. Our practice is mainly a slower Vinyasa flow.
And so I invite you, if you haven’t already done so, to come join our community!
Roma & Naomi Anand
Kids Dance Choreographers
Paxton Brantley
Adults & Kids Dance Choreographer
Eryn Dahlstedt
Adults Fitness & Dance Choreographer
Sara Karki
Adults & Kids Dance Choreographer
