Ericka Ushliyanage

Ericka Ushliyanage has been a student of Anjali Patil and Aroha Fine Arts for over 15 years. She has trained in Kathak and other classical South Asian dances including Bharatnatyam and Kandyan dance which is native to Sri Lanka where her parents were born. She has a deep love for her cultural roots and appreciates the values that dance has brought to her life including discipline, hard work and the joy of expression. Ericka is a mother to her two boys Keshan and Ashan, an entrepreneur, an advocate for women who have experienced violence and volunteers with non-profits organizations including most recently the Canadian Women of Colour Leadership Network and FemCity. You can follow her @erickaush on social media.