So, why the name DAUGHTER Dear? After 9 months of diligent Odissi practice, I offered my dance at the feet of Divine Mother Amma - known to many as “the hugging saint”. After the dance, when I went up to receive her embrace I was crying and elated. She had a big smile on her face, pinched my cheeks and said “very good!” I asked Amma for a spiritual name, with the intention that I would use it for performing classical dance and devotional singing. (The people who have k

Exactly a year ago I was on a plane to India to dive into the study of Odissi - one of their classical forms of dance. I had been training for months in preparation of this journey. When I arrived on the first day, I peered into the door of the room where the dancers were training. It was plain to see that this dance was one of the most intricate, and dedicated disciplines I had ever witnessed. I asked myself if I had it in me - the drive and passion to commit to this