ikhar, a young classical dance virtuoso, attained international fame when she performed at China recently. The scintillating performance, besides earning accolades for the country, has added another feather to her cap.
Nikhar's mentor Anuradha Sharma, under whose tutelage she has been learning the nuances of dance since childhood, recommended her name for the cultural exchange programme organised under the aegis of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). The painstakingly choreographed dance sequence featured this guru-shishya duo, which left audiences spellbound.
Nikhar, who wants to be a choreographer, says, "I owe all my success to my mentor and, of course my mom, without whom it would not have been possible for me to achieve international recognition. It was my mother who acted as a guide. I was just two years and a half when my mother would take me to the dance classes and usually stay put for hours till my classes were over. I was greatly inspired by her unyielding dedication, which finally prevailed upon my Guru to accept me as her shishya. She had refused to teach me in the first place because of my age."
Nikhar, who has numerous prizes and awards in her kitty, says that first big stage performance was a solo Kathak performance at Tagore Theatre at the age of 8. This dance prodigy is equally at other forms of dance, including western, contemporary, hip hop, folk, and Latin. She bagged a gold medal for her Latin dance in Mysore last year.
http://www.sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/dancing-kathak-in-beijingn
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