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After
graduating NYU Pre-Med/Psychology, Pavan Thimmaiah abandoned his lifelong
goal of becoming a doctor to pursue his dream of becoming a dancer. Since
that time, Pavan has gone on to create a successful dance career, highlighted
by him founding PMT Dance Studio and the PMT Seasonal Showcase Company in
2001. Pavan has choreographed commercially for the fashion industry, including
Miss America & Miss USA
pageant models and contests. He has guest spoken & taught at conferences
and dance seminars across California, the East Coast and Canada. He has been featured
in numerous magazines and newspapers including Dance Europe, Dance Mogul
Magazine, The Dance
Gazette, Attitude Dancer’s Magazine, Washington Square News, and others. Pavan’s dance company, PMT Dance Company, has performed as featured acts in
various prestigious venues including the Toronto National Exhibition, The
International Dance Festival (NYC – Duke Theater) & as the opening number in
the Bollywood International Movie Awards (2003 – Trump Taj Mahal - Atlantic
City, NJ). PMT
Dance Company presented its first independent production in 2008, which was
later featured on “Young Revolutionaries” on the Sundance Channel.
Recently, Pavan has been hired to choreograph a number of commercials that
feature flash mobs in New York City for various corporations.
Pavan has also built a reputation for developing young recording artists
towards being well-rounded performers, resulting in music videos and tours
for these artists. Some of these artists include Stefani Vara, Alex Feder (aka
– Leonard Friend) and the XYZ Affair, and Matt Palmer.
Pavan’s talents extend themselves past his own work, as he has performed for
the likes of Apache Indian, Sean Paul and on various TV programs like the
Conan O’Brien Show, MTV and most recently performing and choreographing for NBC’s The Today Show
(2010, 2012).
Pavan’s most valued accomplishments may
come from his career as a teacher and mentor. Over the years, he has
helped to create and revive numerous dance careers with his stern but
understanding approach to students. He has helped to launch and
further a number of successful dance careers including teaching and
mentoring the 2012 'Stars
of Tomorrow' Apollo Theater Champion Kai Rivera (8 years old). He strives to find the right way to
get the most out of every student’s potential. His teaching credits
include Peridance, Ballet Arts,
New York University, Wadleigh School for the Performing Arts as well as the
School of American Ballet as a guest teacher. Pavan continues to
teach hip-hop at Long Island University and the Alvin
Ailey School (Extension Program). He is the first teacher to be given an Intermediate
level dance class (in the Hip Hop genre) for the Ailey Extension Program.
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2011 - 2012 PMT
Dance Studio