Shuttling gracefully between passion and profession

Like many passionate artistes of classical performing arts, bharatanatyam dancer navyashree bn, too realized that it would be a heraculean task to just pursue dance without.

“It tends to also pink your pockets if you do not have the right support,” Says the dancer over a call from her dance school, Siddhidatri Natya Shale, Which was founded by her in 2020 Hence, She Pursued Dance and Despite It Being A Passion, Took up a Job Too to Financially Support Her Art.

Navyashree has, over the Years, Performed as a Dancer with Various Groups and is now branching out as a soloist. That is not all, she also completes 25 years as a dancer, and is celebrating it with an evening of a special dance recital – Natya Ranjini Mala.

The Event, States the Dancer, Besides CommeMorating Her Journey in Dance, is also a tribute to her grandmother, Shantha K. Swamy. “It was her dream to be a dancer, but in that days, women was not encouraged to pursue dance. So She Fulfilled Her Daram Through Me And even paid my fees with my fees with my Grandfather I Started Earning and Cold support my training, “She recalls.

Years of Training

Navyashree Started Her Training under Ashok Kumar (Artistic Director of Natyanjali School of Dance, Bengaluru). She was not only one of the youngest members of the dance school, but also performed extended extended extended as part of the school’s dance in the dance ensemble. Currently, navyahsree is training under maa, director of adishakti school of bharatanatyam, bengaluru. “He SPECIALIESE In Teaching Soloists, which is what I am pursuing now,” Shares the dancer, who also describes dance as his ” Transfer Whatever I have learned to the next generation. “

Navyashree is trained in the kalakshetra and vazhuvoor style of bharatanatyam, and adds that she will continue to balance her professional and creative Journey to Support my passion. “Dance is something I plan to continue as long as I can be physically mobile,” She says.

Natya Ranjini MalaShe says, will be divided into two parts and will begin with a pushpanjali, including a varanam and conclude with a tillanna am Navyahsree will be accounted by rohith bhat uppoor (Vocal), Karthik R. Sathavalli (Flute), Vinay Nagarajan M. (Mridangam) and Charles Ma (Nattuvangam).

Natya Ranjini Mala will be presented on April 26, at JSS Auditorium, at 6 PM. The event is open to all.