Alisha Behura, daughter of Anjan Kumar Behura, an employee of Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) working in T & D Department and Suprabha Behura has made it big by winning the popular reality dance show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ aired on '&TV'.
The final round of the show is to be aired on the channel on Sunday night ( July 17, 2016), a Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) press release informed here on Sunday.
The young and talented dancer from Bhilai mesmerised everybody including actress and the main judge of the show, Madhuri Dixit with her explosive dance performances, it stated.
While the other two dance gurus judging the performances of the show’s participants, Terence lewis and Bosco Mortis were equally impressed, Madhuri Dixit was full of praise for Alisha’s talent and her energetic performances.
Trained in classical dance forms such as Bharatnatyam as well as western dance forms, Alisha made it through the initial rounds to become a finalist and went on to beat other contestants in the final rounds to win the show, on the strength of her performance.
Besides the prize money of Rs 25 lakhs and a car, she has won the praise of so many in her town, Bhilai, in the State and in the country who have regularly watched the show and followed the performances of contestants in the different rounds.
Alisha faced stiff competition in the auditions in Kolkata and Mumbai to make it as a finalist in the contest, says her mother, Suprabha who accompanied her daughter and was by her side as she progressed through the rounds.
She could clear all gruelling rounds and beat her competitors because of her talent and determination, the proud mother said.
Says Alisha’s father, Anjan Kumar Behura, my daughter has been crazy about dancing from her childhood. The Bhilai girl got trained in classical and western dance forms, and has won several State and national level awards including Nritya Shiromani and Kalashri awards in Bharatnatyam in Cuttack and Future Talent award in Bardhaman.
It is only because she loves dancing so much that she could pursue her dance training classes along with her studies, Behura said.