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The Prelude
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Moving Forward
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Before securing a permanent space, Pavan
Thimmaiah would teach classes in gyms, dorm, basements, hallway and
parks. Here he is teaching PMT workshop students in an NYU gym.
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PMT Dance Studio's logo was formed
from the silhouette of this picture, taken in 2000. |
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Originating from a
teenager’s basement hobby, PMT Dance Studio was born when founder Pavan M.
Thimmaiah turned a part-time diversion into a full-time passion.
Graduating NYU as Pre-Med student with a BA in Psychology, he was all set
to take the next step and follow his life long goal of becoming a doctor.
Mr. Thimmaiah decided to take a year off after graduating college in order
to pursue his interest in dance, subscribing to the theory of living life
with no regrets. He thought he would dance for a short period of
time and then go on with his life as planned. He thought wrong.
Little did he realize that his former adolescent hobby would change his
life the way it did. After just a few months of dancing, he decided
to put off a career in medicine and turn his fantasy of becoming a dancer
into a reality.
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Consisting of just 4 students Pavan Thimmaiah's first
class eventually gave birth to a full time dance studio in NYC |
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Pictured:
PMT Dance Company's first major performance at the Trump Taj Mahal,
opening the Bollywood International Movie Awards. PMT Dance Company's
early performances helped to establish the young studio's following |
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2011 - 2012 PMT
Dance Studio