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Background She started her dancing lessons at the age of six. The tremendous headway she made is largely due to her Guru's, Anita Guha's, efforts. Her sincere hard work and dedication convinced her Guru that she should start giving solo performances which have received a very warm appreciation by the audience. Medha also has participated - in the leading roles - in all the group ballet productions of her Guru'a school, Bharathanjali. Medha's other interests include drawing and painting. Medha is now a Class VIII student of Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School in Chennai. Style Formally being a rare blend of Vazhuvoor and Pandannalur, the original and complete styles of Bharathanatyam, Medha breathes a living and creative rapture into the mystic forms of the spiritualized art which sprang from the sacred worship in the Indian temples, and which is based on inner experiences, vision and feelings, and, thus, is strikingly different from the outer and shallow mimicking of someone else's technique. As some spectators remarked, "Her charm is compelling, and her vibrant and original realization of the most exquisite and nimble elements reveals a soul of apsara embodied in the delicate body of a child". Tradition and Lineage Medha has been very fortunate to study
with the guru who was awarded the "Best Natyacharya" title
from Indian Fine Arts Society (Chennai) for 2 consecutive years,
"Best Natyacharya" from Nrityopasana and "Nritya
Kalaimani".
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