Pavan ‘PMT’ Thimmaiah, founder of PMT House of Dance (est. 2001), is an award-winning artist who broke with family tradition to realize his dream of becoming a professional dancer. Pavan has since enjoyed a career highlighted by being the first Indian American to choreograph for a major recording artist and for network TV. Articles about his work have been featured in Dance Teacher Magazine, Dance Magazine, The NY Times, Dance Europe, The Dance Gazette, & Staten Island Advance.

Pavan is best known as the resident choreographer for the Today Show since 2010. Additionally, Pavan has choreographed for artists Vanilla Ice, Macy Gray, Harry Connick Jr, Alex Feder, Matt Palmer, Zia Victoria, Apache Indian, XYZ Affair & others. His other choreography credits include New Year’s Eve in Times Square, the Clio Award winning tribute to MCA of the Beastie Boys, 1st Place Apollo Champion (choreographer), Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central & MTV and NBA halftime shows. He choreographed the first ever NY Fashion Week Runway show at the USS Intrepid for fashion designer Chi-Zhang.

Pavan’s proudest achievements have come through his work with the dance community as a practitioner, teacher and leader. He helped usher in Sessions and Jams as essential elements of dance education. His collaborations with legends like Ken Swift, Don ‘Campbellock Campbell and James ‘Cricket’ Colter created opportunities for the Street Styles at a time when stereotypes led many to avoid hosting and supporting these types of events and classes. As a teacher and practitioner, he has helped students at UC Irvine, NYU, Peridance, Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey Extension, PMT & schools nationwide. Proudly, he has mentored careers while ushering in dancers of varying backgrounds to be inspired by the culture and energy of Hip Hop.

As the Artistic Director and Composer of PMT Dance Company, his work has been presented by The International Dance Festival, the Canadian National Exhibition, the Bollywood Movie Awards & for Sundance Channel’s “Young Revolutionaries,” among other venues through out the US and Canada.

COURSE TAUGHT:
Hip Hop Dance Practices