Shailee’s mother put her in Bharatanatyam classes to develop her interest in the dance form. Learning from her mistakes, Shailee developed her skills and became a successful dance choreographer and anchor.

Shailee Pandya is a dancer, choreographer, anchor, and actor.

Recalling her childhood, Shailee says her mother and father both are in the arts field  Her father is a known singer and actor in Gujarat, and her mother is also an actor and dancer. Her mother noticed Shailee’s  inclination towards dance when she was performing at a school annual function. She was sent to dance classes when she was six years old. She trained for  seven years  and completed her ‘visharad’ in Bharatanatyam with distinction. Later, she started choreography, acting, and anchoring.

Sharing about her journey, Shailee says she got a chance to perform in the popular TV show ‘Boogie Woogie’ hosted by Javed Jaffrey. After performing in the show in 2008, she became well known and started teaching dance for family functions. She also choreographed for a function in a college on her mother’s suggestion. She realized that she could teach dance very well and started teaching and doing choreography.

After completing her BA in English, she decided to make dance her profession. Later, she also started anchoring in wedding functions, where she choreographed and also worked as an anchor. It somewhat fulfilled her dream of becoming a radio jockey. She is also into acting, as she has worked in theaters, web series, and also acted for a show on Colors Gujarati.

Talking about her mistakes, Shailee says she thought that performing in a show like Boogie Woogie would give her career a boost and that people would start to learn from her. She started choreographing, but initially it didn’t work. However, she improved her choreography skills and then trained people for national and international competitions and gained recognition by working hard.

When asked about her role models, Shailee says her mother saw a dancer within her and sent her to Bharatanatyam classes. Initially, she did not enjoy the classes, but in the long term, it helped her become a good choreographer.

Shailee’s success mantra is "Focus on yourself instead of listening to people."

Sharing her achievements, Shailee says she has performed on Boogie Woogie and has given more than 1500 performances all over India. She has also won many competitions and awards. Furthermore, learning dance from Terence Lewis is also an achievement for her.

Advising the younger generation, Shailee says first a person needs to understand the field of their excellence. After finding that field, you need to learn, develop skills, and explore other styles and related art. As it will help you improve your performance. Furthermore, continuous learning is necessary to achieve success.