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A refreshing vision in turquoise blue floats on to the stage. The slight frame and a serene face that suddenly breaks into a charming smile wouldn't make you think she has tucked away so many years of journalistic experience. Where does she find time to practice dance? U V L Ananda, a copy editor of The Times of India, Hyderabad, presented a Bharatanatyam recital that revealed to you that one always finds time for one's first love.
"It has been a passion right since childhood," says Ananda, speaking of her interest in dance. "But I am performing after a long gap, and I'm a little out of touch." It didn't show. The command over the art form and the dedication have brought her a long way indeed, and while she may not be in the professional league, this winner of many awards as a child artiste has matured into a competent dansuese.
The first half of the program had the slokam 'Yaa kundendu tushara
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