Suhaee Abro (, ) is a Pakistani dancer and actress. She specialises in the field of dance and is a trained classical dancer. Suhaee works in television plays, theatre, documentaries and music videos. She won the Best New Television Sensation Award (Female) at the 1st Hum Awards 2013. She is the daughter of Sindhi poet and activist Attiya Dawood.

Early life Suhaee Abro was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. Her mother (Attiya Dawood) is a well-known poet. Her father (Khuda Bux Abro), a visual artist, introduced her to many different kinds of world music.

Abro began her training in classical dance at the age of seven from classical dancer Sheema Kermani, and performed in her first music video at the age of eight. She began appearing in telefilms when she was twelve.

In 2010, after an injury that required surgery to her tailbone, Abro's doctor warned her not to dance. Because she had promised to perform a dance at her school, however, Abro performed sitting on the edge of the stage, just moving her hands and face, earning applause from the audience.

Abro was diagnosed with epilepsy in her late teens.

Career as a dancer Having already performed in many music videos, Abro gave her first public solo performance in 2011, at Karachi's T2F, at an evening of some of her mother's poetry.

Abro specialises in Bharatanatyam, and has also learnt Kathak and Odissi, three of eight forms of Indian classical dance and also choreographs and performs Sufi, folk, modern/contemporary as well other genres of classical dance. Abro is also one of the founders and Dance Director/Performing Artist of the group Nritaal

Dances and choreography

Year Dance Production Choreographed and Produced Performed in 2001–2008 Classical Dance Demonstration Sheema Kermani Karachi 2008 A classical dance night, 'Jugalbandi Sheema Kermani Karachi 2006–2011 A dance drama ballet, 'Raqs Karo' based on Fehmida Riaz's poetry Sheema Kermani Karachi/Lahore/Islamabad/India 2008–2010 Dance ballet – Aaj Rung Hai Sheema Kermani Karachi/Lahore/Islamabad 2010 Back to our beginnings Suhaee Abro and Rajab Ali Sayed Karachi 2010 Point of No Return Suhaee Abro and Rajab Ali Sayed Karachi 2011–2012 Urraan Sey Pehley' (After Flight) A 60-minute solo dance and music performance, based on feminist poet Attiya Dawood's poetry Suhaee Abro Karachi 2011 Khusrau-i-Nasl-i-Nau' – A dance and music performance based on the eminent Sufi poet, Hazrat Ameer Khusrau's works Suhaee Abro and Nritaal Karachi 2011 FAIZ CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS PROGRAM Suhaee Abro and Nritaal Karachi 2013 Raqs Mein Hai Sara Jahan – World Dance Day Celebration 2013 Suhaee Abro (Some dance pieces were choreographed by participing dancers themselves) Karachi 2015 The Lyceum School's Annual Urdu Drama Suhaee Abro The Lyceum School Karachi

Filmography

Year TV Play Role Channel 2006 Guddi Guddi Hum TV 2007 Shali Shali Hum Tv 2007 Amtul Ki Gali Maria Wasti's daughter ARY Digital 2008 Bhopal wali Bilquis Munni Hum TV 2009 Meri Beti Kaali Hum TV 2011 Sanjha Sanjha Hum TV 2012 Tum Mujh mein Zinda ho Nimra Bucha's teenage Express Entertainment 2012 Jashn ka Din Hai Insha Express Entertainment 2012 Anamta Anamta Hum TV (Not aired yet) 2012 Kis Mausam ki Talash Main Aashi Hum TV 2013 Mann Ke Moti Hina Geo TV 2013 Kitni Girrhein Baqi Hain Komal Hum TV (Not aired yet) 2013 Jannat Ki Jannat Jannat (Not aired yet)2016Baba Ki RaniInshaal FerozeARY Zindagi2016–2017Sang-e-Mar MarRakshiHum TV2017Yaqeen Ka SafarNooriHum TV2017My Pure LandNazo

Theatre

Year Play Theater Name/Organizer/Festival 2007 Jinney Lahore Nahien Vaikhya Rafi Peer Performing arts Festival 2008 Family Function Froebel Education Center (Pakistan Arts Council Center) 2008 A Thing of Beauty by Charles Cray Froebel Education Center (Pakistan Arts Council Center) 2011 Jung Ab Nahee Hogi Tehrik-e-Niswan 2011 Khusrau-e-Nasl-e-Nau Nritaal Group 2011 Uraan Se Pehlay The Second Floor (T2F), Karachi 2012 KAFKA National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) festival

Music videos

Year Music Video Band/Organization 2002 Aseer Shahzadi' based on feminist poet, Fehmida Riaz's poetry Tehrik-e-Niswan (Sheema Kermani) 2012 Aurat aur Mard barabar hain' based on the feminist poet, Fehmida Riaz's poetry Tehrik-e-Niswan (Sheema Kermani) 2012 Ishq Da Kalma The Sketches Band 2013 Mein Sufi Hoon The Sketches Band

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