Kassiyet is a social media icon, talented Bharatanatyam dancer, Diplomat, and Entrepreneur from Kazakhstan based in the Bay Area, California.
She left her homeland, Kazakhstan, as a child in pursuit of her dream to be an accomplished exponent of the Indian classical dance form. Her deep love and dedication for Bharatanatyam from an early age earned her national and international recognition in India and abroad.
Kassiyet is an ICCR scholarship holder and has been trained under Guru Padma Bhushan Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan and Rama Vaidyanathan at Ganesa Natyalaya in New Delhi. Through the years of her formal training in Kazakhstan and in-depth training in India, Kassiyet has performed and conducted workshops in India and all over the world.
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Kassiyet is a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holder from the Government of Hungary to pursue her degree in International Relations from the University of Pecs, Hungary.
Her Love and dedication to Bharatanatyam and International Diplomacy inspired her to create the world's first clean cosmetics company based in the San Francisco Bay Area to spread the beauty of Indian Classical Arts across borders, religions, and cultures.
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To read more about Art as Dignity Cosmetics, click here.

DANCER | PERFORMER | TEACHER | CHOREOGRAPHER
Born and raised in Kazakhstan,
Trained in Bharatanatyam in India,
Received International Relations degree in Europe,
Founded a cosmetics company in the US...
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NOTEWORTHY PERFORMANCES
Kassiyet has performed professionally since 2010 all across India and the world, giving more than 200 solo and group performances under the tutelage of her Gurus. As a senior dancer at Ganesa Natyalaya, Kassiyet has been part of all the major productions, prestigious dance festivals, and performances across India and abroad.
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India:
2010 - Opening Ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games, New Delhi
2010 - 2016 - Multiple performances at/for ICCR, New Delhi
2010 - 2016 - Spic Macay performances and lecture - demonstrations in Delhi and across India
2011 - Solo at UTSAV, Ranjana Gaukhar's dance Academy, New Delhi
2011 - 2016 - Margazhi Season, Chennai
2015 - Spirit of Youth, Madras Music Academy, Chennai
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