EP #77: Jallaja Pararajasingham - Dancer, Choreographer & Founder Of Let's Jalsa Dance Academy

Jallaja Pararajasingham (@letsjalsa) is a dancer, choreographer & founder of Let's Jalsa Dance Academy. She is also the Manager of Volunteer Resources at the SAAAC Autism Centre (@thesaaac).She joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss her work/passion as a choreographer & dancer, her parents owning the Bread Master Bakery in Malvern Mall (Ara was a frequent visitor when he was younger), combining her love of dancing & giving back through her work at SAAAC, going to Sri Lanka in 2019 to help children with special needs, and so much more.Follow Jallaja:- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jallaja-pararajasingham-097475162/) - Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/letsjalsa/) Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Jallaja Pararajasingham00:56 - Jallaja speaks on her family upbringing and how it sparked her passion for dancing02:03 - Known as a rebel in a tight-knit family and her parents’ personality when they retired 05:27 - How she’s using her passion for dancing to keep it in her life by teaching others09:10 - What SAAAC is, Jallaja’s involvement, and how she sees the company growing11:57 - The taboo of autism being overcome in the Tamil community12:49 - SAAAC being a creative outlet; Jallaja telling stories through dance and a fundraiser16:55 - How friends and family have both criticized and supported her20:05 - Why Jallaja is driven by dance and SAAAC21:37 - What Jallaja is insecure about22:48 - The personal legacy she wants to leave behind for friends and family23:37 - Advice she would give her 16-year-old self24:37 - Being asked to play basketball in grade 8; only starting sports 5 years ago25:33 - Her favourite source of information consumption26:39 - Who Jallaja admires in the global Tamil and non-Tamil community27:21 - Her relationship with money28:22 - Her biggest purchase that she has no regret about; home decor29:42 - Advice she has for fellow aspiring Tamil creators30:42 - Creator Confessions37:24 - The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan       Support the show