Smt. Smiti Gupta Negi is an established dancer, mentor and a choreographer belonging to Lucknow Gharana. She is a protégé of gurus Smt Vaswati Mishra Ji and Smt Geetanjali Lal Ji. She is trained in the prestigious Kathak Kendra under Pt. Birju Maharaj Ji. She has represented INDIA in the Indo Japanese International Cultural Festival organized by ICCR and has performed in TV programs on Doordarshan. She holds an MBA degree in Human Resources and has previously worked with The Taj Group of Hotels and The India Today Group as an HR Manager.

Smiti believes in providing quality Kathak education accessible to all aspirants and passing on the core values of classical art form to the new generation.