“The challenges doubled for me as I had always performed as a soloist or as a lead dancer in a group,” she said.

With the show donning a new avatar, she got Kishen Bilagali, the season 1 winner, as her dancing partner. The 24-year-old, who left Madhuri whistling in admiration with her very first performance, has been appreciated by guest judges, including yesteryear actors Helen and Rekha and Urmila Matondkar, for her sensuous dance numbers.Īfter contemporary, she wowed the judges and special guests, Javed Jaafri and Naved Jafri of Boogie Woogie fame, with her mix of Odissi and contemporary performance on ‘Teri Deewani’. “After spending the COVID-19 lockdown in Bhubaneswar, I was craving to be back on stage and that is when Dance Deewane happened,” she said.Ī contemporary dancer, who began training with choreographer Terrance Lewis only about three years before the pandemic hit India in 2020, Arundhati has showcased a range of dance forms, including jazz and classical, and emotions on this dance reality show being judged by actress Madhuri Dixit and choreographers Dharmesh Yelande and Tushar Kalia.