Chitra Subramanian grew up in Pittsburgh and has been teaching hip-hop dance classes for over 5 years. She was formally trained in Bharathanatyam, a South Indian dance style, for over 10 years. Chitra completed her MA in Arts Management at American University, and is currently working at Mentors of Minorities in Education, a nonprofit youth organization in Columbia Heights, DC. Chitra has taught classes at DC Dance Collective, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Facilitating Leadership in Youth, City Dance Center, and the Patricia M. Sitar Center for the Arts. She has also choreographed for community-based theater performances and has conducted hip-hop dance workshops at various schools and youth organizations.