Surupa Sen can become a warrior, a deer, a God. Her painted hands can tell a story that is 2000 years old. With the sensuous movements of her body, she can portray power, vulnerability and love. With her eyes she can show joy and fear and tragedy. All in the course of a performance.

Surupa was born to dance. She trained to be an Odissi dancer under the legendary Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra and Protima Gauri, the founder of Nrityagram. Her skill in Abhinaya has been polished by Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan. Interaction and work with renowned dancers and choreographers, from all over the world, have given a new dimension to her traditional foundation. These include Maggi Seitsma & Expressions Dance Company (Australia), Paul Taylor Dance Company II (USA), Mark Morris (USA), Ramli Ibrahim & Sutra Dance Theatre (Malaysia), Rob McWilliams (USA), Isadora Duncan Foundation for Contemporary Dance (USA), Theater der Klaenge (Germany), Wolfgang Hoffman (Germany), etc. She has also trained in martial art forms like Chhau, Kalaripayattu and Aikido.

Maggi Sietsma, Ranjabati Sircar and Mahesh Mahbubani taught her choreography and as the recipient of a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, she attended the American Dance Festival in the summer of 2000.