Myra Barot

Myra began learning Kathak at the age of six and a half. Ten years on, she is preparing for her Visharad, the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in the form, while continuing to perform, choreograph, and teach.

She has represented her training at national platforms, reaching the under-16 final at the Bal Kathak Utsav in New Delhi and at the Shrivajali Competition in Pune, and delivering a 15-minute solo at Bal Mahotsav. On the production stage, she portrayed Nala in The King of the Jungle, a Kathak adaptation of The Lion King staged by the Pooja Pant Dance Company, and has performed in the company's sold-out shows at NMACC and NCPA.

Alongside her own performing career, she founded and continues to lead Nritya Setu, a youth dance initiative now in its second year of public showcases.