I am one of two dancers for the wonderful and inspirational Govinda. Govinda is Shane O, Yasmin and Mirabai. Together they create a mystical and trance-inducing state of bliss on stage. The sensual and modern movements of Yasmin and Mirabai inspire a spiritually ecstatic experience while Shane O draws smooth and haunting melodies from his violin. This multi-sensory experience drops divinely erotic beats and textures to entice mad dancing and booty shakin. I was trained in classical Indian dance, Kathak, and have been studying with my dance teacher from Mumbai, Shila Mehta for 9 years but I have been doing it for 15. I also mix in a little bit of Belly Dancing, Hip Hop, and Modern, and you get the Mirabai mix...it's all improvisational but the point of my dance is to tell the story of what the music means, so that audience is able to feel what I am feeling. I also work with Carmen Rizzo from time to time and I have had the honor to do shows with artists such as his amazing tabla player Satnam, Kate Havnevik, Basenecter, C-Mon & Kypski, Thievery Corporation, Mike Hiratzka, Husky Rescue, DJ Manny and Exstus of Austin.
