(above) Malathi Iyengar, Artistict Director from  The Rangoli Dance Company   teaches the  'Dance Master Class: Classical Dance of India' at Santa Monica College on Thursday 24, 2008. (photo 1) Anjali Gopalan, 21,  (photo 2)  Shaheen Sheik, 32, (left) and Hema Iyer, 34, (right) perform "In Praise of Krishna" during the Dance Master Class on Thursday. Rangoli Foundation for Art & Culture, a non profit organization was established in 1985 by artistic director, Malathi Iyengar to realize a creative vision of presenting visual and performing arts of India. In India, the antiquity of the visual art Rangoli, symbolizes Beauty, Hope and Tradition. Rangoli Foundation is committed to developing cultural awareness and inter-cultural dialogue through the artistic expressions of dance, music, theater and visual arts.