Kumari Mayshark Patel Wins Dance Competition.
The Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival
Anapayini Jakupko: On a whim my sister Komala Kumari decided to participate in a dance completion. This competition is part of the most prestigious South Indian performing arts festival in the US- The Cleveland Thyagaraja festival. Her application was accepted even though it was a day late. She performed on Saturday part of the 1st round of her age group. She was one of 5 finalists to move to the 2nd and final round. On Sunday she performed again and charmed all the judges and won the Competition! So proud of this girl and so blessed to have her as my sister.
This from her teacher Indira Kadambi, “I am very happy and proud to share with you all that my american student Komala Kumari Mayshark Patel won this year’s Cleveland Thyagaraja festival -dance competition. Hailing from a family of krishna devotees, she initially learnt from her sister Anapayini Jakupko who was my first student to do arangetram way back in 1998. Later Kumari continued her journey with me and did her arangetram few years back in Chennai. God bless you Kumari and may you keep dancing for ever at the feet of Lord Krishna.”