Mayanglambam Sorojini Chanu is daughter to M Thambal Meitei of Wangkhei Angom Leikai in Imphal.
Sorojini initially learned Manipuri dance from Ojha Shri Naran Singh. She completed Diploma in Dance from the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy.
As a promising and talented young artiste of the Performing Artistes Centre - Khurai, Sorojini participated in several
cultural programmes and festivals held in different parts of the Country, such as in Arunachal Pradesh, Calcutta, Delhi,
Andaman & Nicobar Island, Shillong, Guwahati, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Thanjavur, Chennai, etc. She performs folk and classical
dance, as well as ballet.
Sorojini participated as Solo artiste in the Classical Solo Dance Festival in 1998 organized by State Kala Akademi in Imphal.
She also participated as a Solo artiste in the 5th Bhagyachandra Dance Festival held in Imphal in 1999 and organized by
Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Calcutta and the Directorate of Art & Culture, Manipur.
At present she is undergoing training in dance under the guidance of Guru Shri P Dhanajit Singh.
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