BORN TO DANCE

BHAVANA REDDY, 30

Kuchipudi exponent, Delhi

Bhavana Reddy took to dance as fish takes to water; her parents Raja and Kaushalya Reddy are celebrated Kuchipudi exponents. “When she was sending her audience in raptures. Her rhythmic virtuosity and exuberant stage presence make her recitals scintillating and set her apart from other dancers. She travels between Los Angeles and India and feels India can change: “India has gratitude, respect and value for its roots and culture. The same sets us apart in the eyes of the world. The knowledge we have is what the West is digging up and searching for,” she says. She has collaborated with jazz singers and, recently, with Russian composer Igor Stravinsky for the ballet and orchestral concert work .