Sanjay Khatri

Sanjay Khatri is an Indian ballet dancer, notable for being the country's first male ballet dancer. He is also considered the first male ballet dancer from India to perform internationally.

Early life
Khatri was born in New Delhi in 1987, near the Delhi-Haryana border in India. He enrolled in dance classes at Delhi's National Ballet & Academy Trust of India (NBATI), as the only male dancer. He began teaching ballet to children at the American Embassy School in Delhi and received a scholarship to attend a workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Additionally, he earned scholarships at the Seoul Tanz Station in Seoul, South Korea.

Career
Khatri's career in ballet includes performances with ballet companies such as the Universal Ballet Company and the American Ballet Theatre. In addition to his performances, Khatri has established two ballet schools: the Nijinsky Ballet School in New Delhi and the Central Contemporary Ballet in Mumbai. Khatri has also garnered recognition as the first Indian male ballet dancer and, at the time of publication, India's only male ballet dancer in publications such as Elle, DNA Mumbai, The Times of India, Punjab Kesari, and The Caravan.