It all started when I was two and a half years old, with my school teacher convincing my mother to let me participate in an inter-school dance competition, and I was very happy when we won the competition!
My mom enrolled me for Bharatnatyam classes in primary school. We would miss school periods (with our teacher’s permission!) to practice for the dance competitions our school group used to take part in, and we won almost every time! My parents were always very encouraging, and I made sure I did not let this affect my studies. My teachers would always tell them that I was a very shy child in class, but when it came to dancing, I was comfortable with expressing myself.
My Guruji gave me an opportunity to work in a commercial Marathi play.
The shows of this drama were limited to summer and Diwali vacations only and they used to pay us. I was only four years old at that time, and this experience made me feel special. My parents’ proud faces were my inspiration to continue dancing.
I have done theatre for more than 10 years now, including 3 Marathi dance dramas. Working with renowned artists of the Marathi film industry and being featured in the newspapers at the age of seven really makes me feel proud of myself.
Today, I’m a Bharatnatyam vishard, a graduate in this dance form, and have done my arangetram. I’ve also started making dance covers on Bollywood songs with my friends from my Bharatnatyam class for Instagram.
Having traveled to many places to perform, and accomplished so much at a young age, I hope to complete the rest of my bucket list with my new career, and work as a physiotherapist to work for the betterment of my fellow dancers.
Glint 2020 