She is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, but of late, what has caught the attention of Manasvi Mamgai (Miss India World 2010) is Belly Bharatnatyam. The actress has been learning the fusion dance form and even performed at an event recently.

Manasvi says, “I was choreographing a Bharatnatyam sequence for a cultural programme in Mauritius. Though the traditional dance form is beautiful, I wanted to give it a contemporary twist. So, we decided to present something that is a combination of Bharatnatyam and a dance form they are familiar with - belly dancing. In this, the basic mudras are that of Bharatnatyam, but the hip movements are peppy. While we kept the make-up and basic costume traditional, we used a funky bralet to add zing.“