Rema Shrikant has had intensive training in Bharatnatyam, Mohiniattam, Kathakali and Kuchipudi under veteran masters.

Her parents, Guru Krishna Panicker and Gauri Panicker, both dancers, initiated and taught her dance. She has done Masters' degree in Performing Arts with specialization in Bharatnatyam from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara and under the guidance of Prof. CV Chandrasekhar.

Rema has performed in major cultural capitals of India and around the world. She has presented her choreographies in various prestigious festivals: the recent among these have been the Uday Shankar dance festival, Kolkata; Gujarat Sangeet Natak Academi festival, Gujarat; Kerala Kalamandalam- Nila dance and music festival, Kerala.

Besides having established herself, as an internationally reputed classical dancer Rema has also been teaching dance in Baroda for more than 33 years in her dance school- Ellora Centre for Performing Arts.

She has been honoured with various awards including the Gujarat State Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 2000-2001.