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Youngest Indian Performer At Cracovia Danza Festival Makes The Country Proud

IANS, 18 Aug, 2017 02:33 PM
    13-year-old Chahek Ladhani is one of the youngest Indians to represent the country in the 18th edition of Cracovia Danza festival in Krakow, Poland.
     
     
    Chahek and ten other students of ' Alkananda Institute of Performing arts' had participated alongside participants from 45 countries showcasing their culture.
     
    The young participants' Kathak performance was much appreciated by the audience and covered by Krakow National TV, besides many other Polish media houses.
     
     
    The youngest performer, Chahek has been learning Kathak since the age of four. Years of practice under the guidance of Guru Alaknanda brought her to this international platform, and made her teacher as well as her country proud.
     
     
    Krakow, also known as the European capital of culture, is famous for hosting world's best cultural festival s. (ANI)

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