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Find out more about Rhea

• What age did you start dancing? Tell us about this time or moment in your life.

  I started learning dance from the tender age of 4. Even as a toddler, I used to start dancing whenever any song was played on television. My aunt spotted this interest & talent in me, and enrolled me to a Bharatnatyam dance academy. Here I trained under the able guidance of my Guru Smt. Madhuri Prathap, who honed my dancing skills.

• What are your favourite forms of dance; those that you practice at a high level, a simple hobby, and a style of dance or art that you'd still like to discover?

  Dance is my speciality. I have a diploma in Bharatanatyam dance as well as a BA(Hons) in Contemporary dance. I also have a Masters in Technology (Biotechnology).
  My hobbies include singing and painting. I would like to explore these a little more. Additionally, I also like playing musical instruments (guitar and keyboard) and chess.

• What gives you the motivation and passion to pursue your interest in dance?

  Through dance, I am able to express my feelings and emotions. Whenever I perform on stage, I get this immense sense of happiness and satisfaction. This keeps me motivated to keep pursuing my passion for dance.

• Do you have an achievement linked to your dancing career that you're particularly proud of?

  I have participated in various dance festivals and competitions, and won accolades and certificates for the same.
  - Got a chance to play the lead by portraying a mythological character of Sita in the play Geet Ramayan which got a lot of recognition.
  - Won an online competition by securing the most number of likes and views for my performance video on Youtube.
  - Performance which brought tears to the audience's faces as they felt the emotions I was portraying on the stage.
  - Got a standing ovation and repeated my performance a second time to cater to the audience request.
  (There are many more )

• How have your achievements and challenges made you a better dancer?

  My dance achievements have given me more courage and confidence to dive into this field of art. It has taught me discipline, focus, hard work, perseverance which help me in all aspects of my life.
  Even though it comes with a lot of challenges, at the end of the day I feel happy with the thought of helping people to connect with their mind and body and feel different emotions through the medium of dance.

• If you had to perfrom a routine with a famous dancer, who would you choose? And what questions would you ask them?

  Firstly, I would like to take some useful tips from Madhuri Dixit on being so expressive and graceful while dancing and acting.
  Secondly, as I come from the same science background as the now so well-known choreographer Kruti Mahesh, I would like to know her secret behind staying so motivated in this field of art and what drove her into taking her passion for dance forward.

• How do you help people stay motivated?

  Dance can be a medium to forget all the worries and let your body feel and express different emotions without the need to speak.
  Studies show that dance helps to reduce stress by an increase in the levels of the feel-good hormone serotonin. It also helps develop new neural connections, especially in regions involved in executive function, long-term memory and spatial recognition.
  By dancing, a person can automatically feel more motivated is what I am implying here

• What makes you a Superprof in dance & performing arts?

  My vast experience of performing as well as teaching, in this field, is what makes me a Superprof in dance. The feedbacks I have received so far have been great and I try to learn and improvise from each experience.