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Active · Chill · Art
Dance at any age, in any body.
Sri Lankan and Indian classical dance, yoga and art — in DC, Maryland, Virginia and the UK.
What we do
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Active
Move together through Kandyan, Low Country, Bharatanatyam and Odissi dance.
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Chill
Yoga and relaxation in a stress-free space where everyone belongs.
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Art
Make art through dance, drumming and music that crosses cultures.
Our founder
Achila Perera
Dancer, drummer, choreographer and educator with over 25 years in Sri Lankan and Indian classical dance.
Trained from the age of four in Kandyan dance, Achila founded Active Chil Art to bring people together through movement — and helped bring Sri Lankan traditional dance into a UK dance festival syllabus for the first time.
- Years of dance
- 25+
- Productions
- 50+
- Performances
- 100+
- Countries
- 4
Performed at
- Washington National Cathedral
- National Mall
- United Nations, New York
- Embassy of Sri Lanka, DC
- Southbank Centre, London
- George Mason University
- Capital One Hall
- Cambridge Dance Festival
Upcoming events
No experience needed.
Any age. Any body. Just come and dance with us.