Nupur Arts Dance Academy is Leicester’s leading South Asian dance academy, established since 1990. Nupur Arts specialises in Bharatanatyam, Bollywood and Folk, offering dance classes to all demographics and currently to over 200 students. Alongside this, their outreach engages with artists, practitioners & other arts organisations to develop, promote and support South Asian arts in Leicestershire & beyond. The organisation plays a key role in enriching local communities and engaging with people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, through a range of arts and cultural activities reflecting the diversity of contemporary Britain.

For over 35 years, Nupur Arts have been a vibrant part of Leicester, teaching dance, nurturing connection and identity through South Asian arts. Their work has engaged thousands of audiences, including their annual shows Dance Dhamaka, their artist development programmes and residencies like Emerge and youth development work through Aspire. As well as collaborative projects and performances such as Light Up Leicester 2025, An Indian Summer, the LCFC premiere league parade, the opening of the Special Olympics and so much more!