Episode Notes

Thoughts on the Episode My conversation with Devesh ji was one I was super excited for and you can probably sense my nervousness in my tone! That being said, it is a great episode about being a male kathak dancer, balancing bollywood with kathak, Devesh ji's first solo performance and a whole host of other topics.

Bio Devesh Mirchandani is a Mumbai based choreographer and dance teacher. He has been training in Kathak for 13 years under the guidance of great gurus like Smt Shama Bhate ji, Padmashri Guru Pratap Pawar, and has taken workshops with Vidhushi Saswati Sen ji, and Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj ji.

He is a member of the Indian Film and Television Association Bollywood and part of the choreography team “Dance with Madhuri”.

His dance training includes Indian Folk Dances, Kathak and Contemporary – Bollywood dance.

As a teacher, he has been offering dance lessons in India for sixteen years whereas for the last three he has expanded his activities internationally – having travelled to countries like Russia, Spain, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Paris, Dubai for workshops and shows.

He has participated on dance reality shows (“Just Dance”, “Jhalak Dikla Ja”, “Dance India Dance”) and is highly appreciated by the Bollywood stars Sharukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.