Mithila Ballal

Mithila Ballal is a trained Bharathanatyam dancer. She has performed in India, the USA, and Canada, and teaches children and adults as well as creating original choreography. Her passion and love for dance led her to pursue her Masters in Dance/Movement Therapy and Mental Health Counselling at Lesley University, Cambridge, USA in 2010.

Mithila moved to Canada in 2013. Apart from being a dance instructor, she also is a Registered Psychotherapist and a Dance/Movement Therapist. Mithila works with various populations with mental health issues - autism, trauma, anxiety, depression, Dementia and Alzheimer’s. She has experience providing individual and group therapy sessions to seniors.

As a dance/movement therapist it has been important for her to break it down to simple terms: “breathing is movement.” With the support of the community, Mithila has had the pleasure to choreograph and perform for various events to showcase the unique art form of Indian dance, including Bharathanatyam in Peterborough.

Mithila has been a part of many programs. A recent residency program - Common Thread Collective -
Mithila, along with another artist conducted a workshop, finding your story through movement (more details here).

She is currently chosen in the precarious festival 3. She will be portraying her grief as she lost her loved one early 2020. Here is the link to an interview.