Since our move back to Austin, one of the most difficult things for us was finding a Kathak community that was grounded in the strength and empowerment of women. We have been so lucky to to find Varsha Bankapure-Jawadekar, founder of Nritya Varsha Dance Academy. She has been a great mentor for the girls and women in this community.
Mamta Accapadi
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I had to tell you that you made me immensely comfortable with the instructions today!
I was completely anxiety ridden and miserable after last week- especially since I have absolutely no coordination and grace 😛
And of-course, being the extreme introvert, I am terrified of performing publicly! But I’ll get to that later.
For today, thank you! You are an awesome teacher 🙏🏻
Dilda Dalvi
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Varsha,
I didn’t get a chance to talk with you after class but Aarohi loved the first class today.
She is a very shy girl and takes time to open up at first but once she does she is unstoppable. She will soon get comfortable.
I loved the way you explained the theory in a very easy and simpler language.
Can’t wait to begin learning kathak myself at your class.
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Thanks a bunch to you Varsha for giving us an opportunity to be a part of this amazing event. We had so much fun and also learnt new things.
You really pulled off the show very gracefully. You are a remarkable person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anamika Bajpai
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Congrats Varsha and team for the Splendid show !!!
Arushi was in Kathak mode as well all day yesterday.
Thank you,
Meen and Navin Misra
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Thank you Tai. You have been an amazing teacher, mentor and a friend. Lots of love to you!!
Regards,
Rutuja
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Hi Varsha,
Thank you for all your countless efforts!! For being there for the kids always. Your passion to teach and share and pass on your knowledge to the kids is very precious to us. Thank you !! Keep it going!!
Three cheers for Varsha Maushi
Hip hip hurray!
Hip hip hurray!
Hip hip hurray!!
Lots of love
Kalambi Family
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THANK YOU VARSHA!!
You deserve to bask in the light of appreciation and pride. All the kids did awesome and your hard work along with theirs was truly evident. Everybody was praising the performances. Thank you for being so passionate and creating such a wonderful atmosphere of fun and love for dance for all of us. We loved every minute of it.
Get some rest and see you again in October.
Thanks and regards
Rekha Shirtekar
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Dear Varsha,
The entire recital and every one's performance was stunning. It comes from hours of practice you have taken with the girls and giving your selfless time for it. It is the most enjoyable dance performance I have watched. Thank you again for all your efforts.
Anjali Pargaonkar
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Dear Varsha -
Yesterday's show was simply mesmerizing!! I have no words. At one point I had tears in my eyes.
Sorry, I could not be of much assistance but I had the opportunity of enjoying every single moment of the show sitting in the first row. Each act/performance was amazing.
Again, thank you for teaching our kids the love and passion for Kathak. I am sure they will cherish this knowledge and memories all through their lives. Kudos to you and your reflections ( students)
Looking forward many more such events in the future..
Gauri Chande
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A big Thank You to you, Varsha! Amazing performance by everyone under your guidance. It was definitely worth more than ten dollars. Thanks for a superb evening! Some of my Indian friends are asking for your info. Hope NrityaVarsha grows more and keep this artform alive with the second generation here.
Have a restful Sunday.
Regards,
Lina Chaudhary
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Hi Varsha and Participants
Ditto to Kalambi Family thoughts! J
Thank you for your efforts. Heartiest congratulations to you and your pride, your strength and your reflection!
Extremely proud of you and your entire team. Glad to be part of this amazing mesmerizing event!
Regards,
Badrayani’s
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Dear Varsha & participants,
My exact thought to what Kalambi & Badrayani family said.
Thank you tons & loads for making us part of this amazing awesum mesmerizing program. Congratulations to you & your team.
Everyone really rocked.
Regards,
SheetalNiranjan.
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Everyone's hardwork paid off and it shows on stage! Im so glad the academy has made a presence, Varsha, time to get ready for more students!
Varsha, the choreo looks fantastic! I got a lot of feedback from so many friends that many times classical dance shows become kinda boring, but our show did not forget to entertain in addition to sticking to classical.
To more recitals, performances and more success to NrityaVarsha!
Divya Dinakar
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Kudos to everyone!! Dancers, parents and of course Varsha!! So proud to be a part of this awesome recital! We all simply rocked and all the hard work certainly paid off. Got awesome reviews. One friend mentioned she had goosebumps watching it!!!!
Varsha, thanks for all your persistence and passion!! You rock!
Looking forward to more performances with NrityaVarsha!
Thanks,
Aditi Satam!
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Thank you Varsha Tai for everything! I truly appreciate all your effort, time and commitment that you have made for all of us. All of the dances are well put together. I agree the choreo is very beautiful.
It was truly a success.
Have an amazing weekend everyone,
Karishma Parikh
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Stunning Performance!! By each and everyone one who participated!! The Confidence , pride and a great dancing attitude was there throughout the programme. It was consistent! Songs selection and Choreography was really a global class!
It was a pleasure for us to witness our kids in a exclusive dance arena like this. The kids were also inspired by the seniors and adults batch to look forward for the passion in dance and grow with it.
Varsha and team rocks!!
Regards,
Priya Suresh.
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Well done Varsha! Really.. Really amazing and mesmerizing performance by all the participants. Thanks Varsha for all your tireless efforts, excellent coordination and choreography.
Thanks to all moms who gave support during the practice and offcourse the help on performance day.
Kudos to ya'll!
Regards,
Mayura Gupte
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What a performance... It was just mesmerizing!
Thanks Varsha for your dedication and hard work. As a whole everybody including the participants, the backstage support, the moms and the compere were totally awesum..!!!!
Avni has grown as a dancer over the past year.. Thanks to you Varsha .
Regards,
Sarika n Vikram
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Hello Varsha n Parents
Words are not enough for such a wonderful recital......a mesmerizing experience.
Regards
Kelkar family
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Mandali, we had a rocking performance and hats off to the students , the teacher and her wonderful Choreography !
Have a great day !
-Nivi Panwalker
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Dear Varsha and team:
Thank You so much for an amazing, amazing recital event. I echo similar thoughts as shared by others already starting with the Kalambi family.
Heartiest Congratulations to you and all your students for this inspriing event.
We feel honored to be part of this wonderful experience.
Best Wishes
Shrotriyas
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CONGRATULATIONS to All the participants !!! Your hard work and efforts really paid off, it was a STUNNING display of talent.
Hats off Varsha .... Thanks for letting Tara be a part of this amazing ensemble .... she was doing her Todas and Tatkars all day sunday .... just could not stop :D !!!
Looking forward to many more such performances from NrityaVarsha Academy.
Best Wishes,
Vrushali Kashyap
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Good morning Varsha,
Just want to thank you for taking the time to teach me that wonderful workshop. You are an excellent teacher.
Be well,
Brittany
Mamta Accapadi
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I had to tell you that you made me immensely comfortable with the instructions today!
I was completely anxiety ridden and miserable after last week- especially since I have absolutely no coordination and grace 😛
And of-course, being the extreme introvert, I am terrified of performing publicly! But I’ll get to that later.
For today, thank you! You are an awesome teacher 🙏🏻
Dilda Dalvi
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Varsha,
I didn’t get a chance to talk with you after class but Aarohi loved the first class today.
She is a very shy girl and takes time to open up at first but once she does she is unstoppable. She will soon get comfortable.
I loved the way you explained the theory in a very easy and simpler language.
Can’t wait to begin learning kathak myself at your class.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks a bunch to you Varsha for giving us an opportunity to be a part of this amazing event. We had so much fun and also learnt new things.
You really pulled off the show very gracefully. You are a remarkable person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anamika Bajpai
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Congrats Varsha and team for the Splendid show !!!
Arushi was in Kathak mode as well all day yesterday.
Thank you,
Meen and Navin Misra
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you Tai. You have been an amazing teacher, mentor and a friend. Lots of love to you!!
Regards,
Rutuja
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hi Varsha,
Thank you for all your countless efforts!! For being there for the kids always. Your passion to teach and share and pass on your knowledge to the kids is very precious to us. Thank you !! Keep it going!!
Three cheers for Varsha Maushi
Hip hip hurray!
Hip hip hurray!
Hip hip hurray!!
Lots of love
Kalambi Family
________________________________________________________________________________________________
THANK YOU VARSHA!!
You deserve to bask in the light of appreciation and pride. All the kids did awesome and your hard work along with theirs was truly evident. Everybody was praising the performances. Thank you for being so passionate and creating such a wonderful atmosphere of fun and love for dance for all of us. We loved every minute of it.
Get some rest and see you again in October.
Thanks and regards
Rekha Shirtekar
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dear Varsha,
The entire recital and every one's performance was stunning. It comes from hours of practice you have taken with the girls and giving your selfless time for it. It is the most enjoyable dance performance I have watched. Thank you again for all your efforts.
Anjali Pargaonkar
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Dear Varsha -
Yesterday's show was simply mesmerizing!! I have no words. At one point I had tears in my eyes.
Sorry, I could not be of much assistance but I had the opportunity of enjoying every single moment of the show sitting in the first row. Each act/performance was amazing.
Again, thank you for teaching our kids the love and passion for Kathak. I am sure they will cherish this knowledge and memories all through their lives. Kudos to you and your reflections ( students)
Looking forward many more such events in the future..
Gauri Chande
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
A big Thank You to you, Varsha! Amazing performance by everyone under your guidance. It was definitely worth more than ten dollars. Thanks for a superb evening! Some of my Indian friends are asking for your info. Hope NrityaVarsha grows more and keep this artform alive with the second generation here.
Have a restful Sunday.
Regards,
Lina Chaudhary
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Hi Varsha and Participants
Ditto to Kalambi Family thoughts! J
Thank you for your efforts. Heartiest congratulations to you and your pride, your strength and your reflection!
Extremely proud of you and your entire team. Glad to be part of this amazing mesmerizing event!
Regards,
Badrayani’s
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Dear Varsha & participants,
My exact thought to what Kalambi & Badrayani family said.
Thank you tons & loads for making us part of this amazing awesum mesmerizing program. Congratulations to you & your team.
Everyone really rocked.
Regards,
SheetalNiranjan.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Everyone's hardwork paid off and it shows on stage! Im so glad the academy has made a presence, Varsha, time to get ready for more students!
Varsha, the choreo looks fantastic! I got a lot of feedback from so many friends that many times classical dance shows become kinda boring, but our show did not forget to entertain in addition to sticking to classical.
To more recitals, performances and more success to NrityaVarsha!
Divya Dinakar
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Kudos to everyone!! Dancers, parents and of course Varsha!! So proud to be a part of this awesome recital! We all simply rocked and all the hard work certainly paid off. Got awesome reviews. One friend mentioned she had goosebumps watching it!!!!
Varsha, thanks for all your persistence and passion!! You rock!
Looking forward to more performances with NrityaVarsha!
Thanks,
Aditi Satam!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you Varsha Tai for everything! I truly appreciate all your effort, time and commitment that you have made for all of us. All of the dances are well put together. I agree the choreo is very beautiful.
It was truly a success.
Have an amazing weekend everyone,
Karishma Parikh
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Stunning Performance!! By each and everyone one who participated!! The Confidence , pride and a great dancing attitude was there throughout the programme. It was consistent! Songs selection and Choreography was really a global class!
It was a pleasure for us to witness our kids in a exclusive dance arena like this. The kids were also inspired by the seniors and adults batch to look forward for the passion in dance and grow with it.
Varsha and team rocks!!
Regards,
Priya Suresh.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Well done Varsha! Really.. Really amazing and mesmerizing performance by all the participants. Thanks Varsha for all your tireless efforts, excellent coordination and choreography.
Thanks to all moms who gave support during the practice and offcourse the help on performance day.
Kudos to ya'll!
Regards,
Mayura Gupte
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
What a performance... It was just mesmerizing!
Thanks Varsha for your dedication and hard work. As a whole everybody including the participants, the backstage support, the moms and the compere were totally awesum..!!!!
Avni has grown as a dancer over the past year.. Thanks to you Varsha .
Regards,
Sarika n Vikram
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Hello Varsha n Parents
Words are not enough for such a wonderful recital......a mesmerizing experience.
Regards
Kelkar family
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Mandali, we had a rocking performance and hats off to the students , the teacher and her wonderful Choreography !
Have a great day !
-Nivi Panwalker
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Dear Varsha and team:
Thank You so much for an amazing, amazing recital event. I echo similar thoughts as shared by others already starting with the Kalambi family.
Heartiest Congratulations to you and all your students for this inspriing event.
We feel honored to be part of this wonderful experience.
Best Wishes
Shrotriyas
____________________________________________________________________________________________
CONGRATULATIONS to All the participants !!! Your hard work and efforts really paid off, it was a STUNNING display of talent.
Hats off Varsha .... Thanks for letting Tara be a part of this amazing ensemble .... she was doing her Todas and Tatkars all day sunday .... just could not stop :D !!!
Looking forward to many more such performances from NrityaVarsha Academy.
Best Wishes,
Vrushali Kashyap
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Good morning Varsha,
Just want to thank you for taking the time to teach me that wonderful workshop. You are an excellent teacher.
Be well,
Brittany
