Nikita Kamblé-Bagal

Nikita Kamblé-Bagal is an Ottawa based Kathak dancer who has been training under the guidance of her guru Saveeta Sharma, artistic director of Upasana the Spirit of Dance, since 2007. She is the recipient of the city of Ottawa Spirit of the Capital Youth Award for Arts and Culture in 2017. She accomplished her Ranga Pravesh, a Kathak graduation, in August 2017 at the Harold Shenkman Hall, which consisted in a two hour solo debut performance. She is currently studying at the University of Ottawa and continues to train with her guru in light of pursuing a career in dance.