Born and raised in Assam, India, dancer Madhusmita Bora is co-artistic director of the Philadelphia-based Sattriya Dance Company. Trained in the classical Indian dance forms of Sattriya and Kathak, she made her debut as a dancer performing at her village temple before she turned four years old. Bora has presented work at major festivals and venues in the US and India. She is a recipient of grants from Leeway Foundation and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the Nritya Saradhi Award.