ABOUT ME AND DANCE. GET TO KNOW ME AND MY WORK
Kavya, founder of whydance.org and Tampon Express, is a high school Junior from Marlton, New Jersey. A devoted fine artist and dancer, Kavya is known for having created A Lexicon of a Novel Virus, the acclaimed map of ink and gel that represents the lexicon of fear and hope stretching across the United States at the start of the pandemic in Spring of 2020. “A Lexicon of a Novel Virus” is presently on display at the Evesham Township Library. She is also the composer of Generation Misinformation. Currently on display at Medplus Drugs and Surgicals, Generation Misinformation is a collage of New York Times headlines, images, and snippets which encompass the major news stories of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kavya has a deep passion for helping the world and empowering girls and women to reach their greatest potential.
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I have been dancing since the age of three, embracing jazz, ballet, Bharatanatyam, and Bollywood. I became enamored of the way dance enables me to preserve my cultural heritage, fuse the sounds and beats of India with the west, and tell stories that empower. For me, dance is freedom. For me, dance is energy. Through the choreographed steps of Bollywood to the elision of bodily movements in Bharatanatyam, I open my body and spirit to create a bridge to someplace in my past: a place where my grandparents and great grandparents dwell; a place where gods and goddesses come to life.
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