Bhavana R. Devadiga is a Choreographer and Dancer who feels that our mistakes are our learning checkpoints and we should take all the good lessons from them.

Bhavana Ram Devadiga is from Trasi, Karnataka. She is currently living in Pune and running her own Dance classes, Bhavana’s Dance Studio.

Bhavana says that there were not many opportunities in the field of Dance in the small town she comes from. However, with the help and support of her parents, she started learning Bharatanatyam. Bhavana started performing on stage at the age of four and hence developed no stage fear in her life.

Her interest in dance forms evolved and she started learning different forms like Bollywood, Contemporary, and FreeStyle. Bhavana says that Madhuri Dixit inspired her a lot and she learned most of these styles by watching others dance on television.

In 2000, Bhavana got married and shifted to Pune. She shares that she was bad at Hindi and English and knew not a word of Marathi when she came to Pune. It was a completely different struggle for her there. In Pune, with the support of her husband, she again started learning Dance. Slowly, she started getting offers to teach children in her colony. From there her journey to become a choreographer and teacher started.

Bhavana says that after seeing good footfall of students, she and her husband both invested their savings to buy a place for starting an Academy. It was right after that that the Covid Pandemic hit.

Bhavana shares that it turned out to be a bad phase for them as they had to pay huge EMI for the place they had bought and her husband’s business was also experiencing a downfall. Bhavana started taking online classes and recording her Dance videos. It was then that they were able to manage things properly.

Bhavana says that even with the hardships, the Covid Lockdown brought some good moments as well. They went back to their native place and Bhavana felt as if her childhood had returned. She enjoyed her time with her family and friends.

Bhavana advises that to build a career in Dance, one needs to practice a lot. According to her, learning never stops in this field. He says that dedication and a zeal to never stop will keep one moving ahead in this field.