That very moment has now led her to a dance program. Natasha stood first in the dance program called “Pratibhako Angan,” beating 800 contestants. The show was broadcast on NTV Plus.[break]
“This is a big achievement for me,” she states. “I’ll continue working with passion.”
Now Natasha Thapa wants to be a choreographer in the future.
Studying in class 9 at Emmanuel English Boarding School in Bhaktapur, Natasha has been receiving support from her family members. “I learnt my first dance step from my mother,” she says. “She also dances.”
Natasha’s mother Rita Basti Thapa is happy with her daughter’s interest in dancing but her first precondition is, “Dance shouldn’t spoil her studies.”
She adds, “It’s good if she wants to continue dancing along with her studies. She wants to go to India to study choreography and we’re supporting her interests.”
Natasha started showing interest in dance from tender age. “When she was around seven or eight months old, she would get up to watch the Hindi song ‘Dilbar Dilbar’ on TV every time it was aired,” shares her mother.
Natasha’s dance teacher, Rajiv Shrestha, says that her dance style is good. “Her expression, her ability to learn dance steps and her body’s flexibility is good and so she can dance really well,” says he.
Natasha also stood second in “Pratibhako Dabu,” a dance program broadcast by Image Channel last year.
Her talent has now led her to be a presenter in a new TV show called “Jadu Uncle” where she will be working with Mahadev Tripathi. Screened every Saturday afternoon at 3, Jadu Uncle is a comedy show for children.
She won Rs 100,000 as a prize in Pratibhako Aangan. Receiving Rs 75,000 after taxes, Natasha donated Rs 25,000 to the children of RCCO Nepal, an organization looking after 30 disadvantaged and abused children.
“I’ll always donate one third of my earnings from dances for such causes in the future,” she says.
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