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I am a passionate Bharatanatyam dancer. Bharatanatyam is an Indian traditional dance form that dates back thousands of years. This passion of mine started around the age of three when I happened to watch a live Bharatanatyam dance recital. The experience sparked a fire within me, and so I started training in the art form. Through the years, what started as a childhood fancy slowly turned into something much greater than that. I won’t say it was all sunshine and rainbows because the journey to become a professional dancer was certainly arduous and required me to put in my all, while simultaneously managing school. After 10 years of training, my hard work paid off as I was finally ready to perform my Arangetram - the formal graduation from a student to a professional performer. The reason I love Bharatanatyam is because it allows me to portray different characters and different emotions, and really lets me put myself in another person’s shoes. It has allowed me to be able to connect with an audience in the most raw form - emotionally. It has always let me be free, and regardless of any problems I might have in my personal life, I can forget all about it while I am dancing. I also really enjoy the fact that I can portray an entire story to people without words just using my body and face, and leave them feeling entertained and so connected afterward.

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