Welcome to my Dance page! You are entering an interesting part of my
life!
I have been learning an Indian Classical dance form - specifically
Kuchipudhi - since I was 5 years old. Kuchipudi is one of the eight
classical dance forms in India. I have been learning at Kalanidhi
dance under Anuradha Nehru and Lavanya Thamire. Through my 11-12 years
there, I have grown in my dance ability, physical stamina and
capabilities, and as a person. I have learned how to be graceful when
choreography is very demanding and how to be expressive through my
dance. Dance was a backbone to my stamina, which had helped me a lot
with soccer! I have learned through dance how to be disciplined,
caring, expressive, and have a supportive community of girls. I have
come to the point in my dance journey where I have my solo debut and
graduate from my basics and move on to explore other areas in
Kuchipudi!
While I have been learning the Kuchipudi dance form for a long time, I
was able to explore more artistic areas in Kuchipudi, and I was able
to do so when my dance teacher, Anuradha Nehru, invited me to become a
company dancer. Being a company dancer at Kalanidhi is becoming a paid
artist that contributes through creating choreography, ideas, and
performing in company productions. In my time that I have been a
company dancer, I had a multide of opportunities to perform at
pretisgious venues - like the Dance Place, Cherry Blossom Festival, UN
Foundation, and more outside the DC area. I was lucky enough to be
apart of Kalanidhi's famous productions: Navarasa and Bhoomi. I went
to New York City to perform Navarasa at Dancing The Gods program at
Symphony Space. I then performed in Bhoomi, earlier this school year,
at the Colorado Fine Arts Association in Broomfield, Colorado. I am
greatful for this experience as it enhanced my dance skills and gave
me opportunities to explore new areas in dance - besides learning and
performing.