Priya’s dancing began at age six when her mother Padma took her to a dance teacher called Usha. A childhood surrounded by religious rituals, recitation of the Hindu epics, and harikatha discourses moulded the dancer to internalise Indian culture. While Priyadarsini learnt Bharata natyam from Guru Swamimalai K Rajarathnam, exponent of the Vazhvoor School from the age of ten, she perfected her abhinayas under the watchful eye of Padma Bhushan recipient Guru Kalanidhi Narayanan. Priyadarsini imbibes the best of both her teachers. At 13, Priya realised that Bharatanatyam would be her life and soul. Priyadarsini Govind is considered to be a jewel among dancers and a delight to watch.

“Priyadarsini presents a statuesque dignity, magnificent stage presence, a piercingly moving experience striking the audience numb” says The Hindu newsapper.

She has been giving recitals from the age of sixteen. And has performed in various sabhas & academies in India & abroad.

Performances in India : Priya has performed at innumerable reputed venues all over India and abroad. Some of them are:
* Yuva Utsav organized by the Sangeet Natak Academy at Kanpur & Delhi1987 & 1988.
* Sangeet Natak Academy festivals in Bhubaneshwar and Imphal 2002.
* Khajuraho dance festival in March 1997
* Swarna Samaroh festival organized by the Govt of India and the Sangeet Natak Academy to commerate 50 years of Indian Independence 1998
* Lecture demonstrations organized by SPIC MACAY in 1989,1998, 2001, 2002, 2003.
* Thematic festivals organized by the Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003.
* Natyanjali festival Chidambaram1998,1999.
* Music and dance festival in Music Academy 1998.
* Music and dance festival at the Krishna Gana Sabha in 1997, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 20002, 2003
* Andal thematic presentation on Nachiar Thirumozhi for the Prakrithi Foundation.
* Mysore Dussera Festival in 2003.
* Premiered solo production Siva Sakthi on August 12th 2003 at Bharatha Vidya Bhavan
* Felicitation for Smt MS Subbalakshmi at Delhi

Performances Abroad :
* Festival of India in Paris 1985.
* Toured extensively in Europe 1985.
* Toured USA & Europe with guru Kalanidhi Narayanan1989.
* Participated in the cultural tour in Afghanistan organized by the ICCR in 1989
* Toured South Africa in the year 1992
* Toured USA in 1994 with the late Swamimalai K. Rajarathnam.
* Toured Tunisia in 1998 at the invitation of Tunisian Ambassador in India
* Toured South Africa in 2000 organized by the ICCR.
* Toured Bangladesh for the ICCR in 2001.
* Performed at the prestigious Parc de villette festival organized by the French Government in 2001.
* Toured France & Britain extensively 2001
* Performed at the prestigious museum Musee Guimet in Paris in 2002 organized by Triveni, Paris.
* Toured USA, UK, Canada, Europe in 2002.
* Toured Nepal at the invitation of the Indian Embassy in the year 2003.
* Participated in the prestigious International dance festival at Montpellier in France
* Performed at the Neelam Thiruchelvam trust in the memory of the Tamil leader in Colombo on Jan 31, 2005
* Toured the Netherlands for the Tropical Institute, March 2005.
* Performed at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London and at the Lowry in Manchester in Maarch 2005
* Performed at the Broadway, NewYork for the World Music Institute at the Symphony Space in April 2005.
* Performed at the Smithsonian museum for the Freer & Sackler gallery, April 2005.
* Toured America with Kalanidhi Narayanan for the production, Geeta Govindam.
* Performed for the International Dance Conference in Dallas, Texas in July 2005.

Awards Received:
She has won several awards, some of them being:
* Talent prize for dancing from Krishna Gana Sabha, Madras 1998
* Was awarded the title of ‘Singar Mani’ by the Sur Singer Samsad, Bombay
* Received the K.V. Mahadevan Award for Excellence in Dancing by Sree Bharatalya, Madras
* Selected for the Vasantha Lakshmi Narasimachari award by Narada Gana Sabha, 1998
* Recipient of the ‘KALAIMAMANI’ award from the Government of Tamil Nadu for Artistic Excellence, 1998
* Recipient of the ‘YUVA KALA BHARATHI’ Bharat Kalachar, Madras for the year 2000
* Recipient of the prestigious Krishna gana Sabha award Nrithya Choodamani for the year 2002.