Shivali Tandon
Shivali Tandon is a New York–based multidisciplinary dancer, choreographer, producer and creative director originally from California’s San Francisco Bay Area. With over 23 years of extensive training spanning Kathak, Hip-Hop and Street Styles, Modern, Contemporary, and Jazz, she brings a dynamic fusion of cultural influences, technical foundations, and artistic versatility to her work. Her professional performance credits include the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show, touring alongside internationally acclaimed artists Karan Aujla and Diljit Dosanjh, and most recently dancing at New York Fashion Week. Most recently, she joined the cast of Minnesota Opera’s “The Many Deaths of Laila Starr”, further expanding her experience across multidisciplinary and theatrical productions.
A graduate of San José State University with a minor in Dance, Shivali founded SJSU Sahaara, the university’s first Bollywood-Fusion dance team. She later served as Creative Director of Aluminati Dance for three years, overseeing the team’s artistic vision, choreography, and competitive productions. Under her direction, Aluminati achieved a Top 10 North America placement at World of Dance Los Angeles. Her extensive experience in the competitive dance circuit also includes performing with open-style teams INQ and Snackpack Dance in the SF Bay Area and Project D in New York City.
Beyond the stage, Shivali has spent over 15 years teaching and mentoring dancers of all ages and experience levels, sharing her multidisciplinary approach to movement, musicality, and performance. She has served as a judge for more than 15 dance competitions and has contributed to prominent South Asian dance organizations and events within the Desi Dance Network, including Legends, DDCON, CyberNaach, and E-Fusion, through choreography, education, judging, music, and visual design.
As a DJ and multi-genre music producer under the name “Aurora Beatz”, Shivali has created original productions, remixes, and musical arrangements for dozens of competitive dance sets and independent creative projects, winning multiple accolades such as “Best Mix” awards. Her work draws from a diverse range of musical influences, blending genres and cultural soundscapes to develop distinctive compositions that complement her approach to movement and storytelling.
Currently based in New York City, Shivali continues to expand her artistic practice through professional performance, choreography, creative direction, and independently produced concept videos. With a passion for bridging music, dance, and visual storytelling, she strives to create immersive, large-scale productions that challenge conventional boundaries between genres and celebrate the intersection of her diverse artistic influences.
