The Chitresh Das Dance Company (CDDC) & Chhandam School was founded in 1980 and is dedicated to the preservation, promotion and education of Kathak dance and Indian Culture. Based in San Francisco, the company performs internationally and most frequently throughout the US, Canada and India.

Pandit Chitresh Das is a disciple of the great Kathak guru, Pandit Ram Narayan Misra. Pandit Das grew up in the institution, Nritya Bharati, founded and directed by his parents, Nrityacharya Prohlad Das and Smt. Nilima Das, where many of India's greatest gurus came to perform and teach.   More detail...