Purawai Vyas is a Canadian dance artist based in Toronto, with a practice rooted in over two decades of Bharatanatyam training under Guru Lata Pada at Sampradaya Dance Academy. Her interdisciplinary background includes Ballet, modern-contemporary dance, and Kalarippayattu, alongside an Honours BFA in Dance from York University. As a performer, she has appeared in Kintsugi (Sampradaya Dance Creations, 2025), Convergent Divergence (Toronto Dance Theatre, 2023), and Svāhā! (Nova Dance, 2022). She has toured extensively across Canada, India, and Southeast Asia. Her choreographic work has been presented by CanAsian Dance, Toes for Dance, and Toronto Dance Theatre, and in 2024 she premiered Smruti, a solo Bharatanatyam production. Purawai is the Founder of Shvas Dance Company, where she is committed to advancing sustainable, contemporary creation based in South Asian dance practices.
