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This story is from July 19, 2023

Disha Madan opens up about learning Bharatanatyam at a tender age, says, "I’d cry if I scored less in my dance exams and be okay if I didn’t score too well in school"

Kannada actress Disha Madan revealed her love and passion for Bharatanatyam dance from the age of three years. She started learning Bharatanatyam at that young age and went on to pursue it professionally. Disha's foundation in dance is so strong that people often ask her how she can dance so effortlessly and elegantly.
Disha Madan opens up about learning Bharatanatyam at a tender age, says, "I’d cry if I scored less in my dance exams and be okay if I didn’t score too well in school"
Kannada actress and digital sensation, Disha Madan recently wooed her social media fans with her Bharatanatyam skills. The actress, who often keeps her fans entertained with interesting content on social media, opened up about her love and passion for learning various dance forms since the tender age of three years old toddler.
The actress on her Instagram handle wrote, "I started learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 3! Back then, there wasn’t a minimum age to enrol for dance classes and my Guru took such good care of us since so many of us started so young." (sic)
She added, "I went on to learn Bharatanatyam and pursued it professionally.
My first paid performance was when I was 5 years old! I played the role of a baby monkey as part of Ramayana. I had to pick up imaginary rocks and throw them into an imaginary ocean to help Rama cross over!" (sic)
Disha further spoke about giving her Rangapravesha at the age of 14 and taking up her Bharatanatyam exams.
"I still remember writing my exams in school, running back home, studying my Bharatanatyam syllabus, and writing those exams right after. I’d cry if I scored less in my dance exams and be okay if I didn’t score too well in school! Finished my Rangapravesha when I was 14, and my junior & senior exams in dance, all before I completed my 10th grade! Honestly, I don’t know how I did it! But you know what they say when you love what you do, it’s never impossible to accomplish everything you want to!" (sic)

She continued and went on to share how her passion for dance grew stronger and decided to learn many classical and western dance forms.
"After my 10th grade and almost 13 years of learning Bharatanatyam, I decided to learn more styles. My Guru started teaching me Kuchipudi, I went out to learn Contemporary, I started training in Kalaripayattu & even occasionally attended workshops in HipHop, Salsa & Bollywood.
Confused my body so much that I did 4 styles of dance every week without skipping my Bharatanatyam classes. My mom was obviously my driver who’d just watch me and learn all about these styles," (sic)
Adding to it, Disha also wrote, "So many people ask me how I’m so graceful, how I dance so effortlessly & how I learn so quickly and it’s because the foundation of my skill is so strong." (sic)
Having said that, Disha gave a quick glimpse of her Bharatanatyam and summed up by saying, "Doing a few Bharatanatyam steps today made me remember how long my journey with dance has been and how special this classical form of dance is to my heart! Can’t wait to wear my saree & my temple jewelry and show you the beauty of Bharatanatyam. working on it soon," (sic)
Watch her perform Bharatanatyam gracefully here

Meanwhile, Disha's Bharatanatyam video is much appreciated by her fans.

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