Though she keeps her Instagram family hooked on her account with her enchanting dance moves, Dabangii: Mulgii Aayi Re Aayi actor Yashashri Masurkar confessed that she had a love-hate relationship with dance. Speaking on the occasion of International Dance Day, which is observed on April 29, she said, “Well, dance and I have had a love-hate relationship. I wasn’t allowed to dance in my childhood, so when I grew up, I started learning Kathak.”
“I was pretty good at it but when I had to shoot my first title song for Rang Badalti Odhani, I was not confident and that made the shoot go longer since then I started dreading the dance sequence but I gradually learnt to be confident and always kept a learning attitude. Over the past few years, dance has felt like a validation or self-motivation that I like and enjoy rather than thinking about what others will think,” she added.
She is a trained Kathak dancer and has learned the dance form for two years, and says her favourite song to dance to is Kahe Chhed Mohe from Devdas, but she confessed, “I love enacting Madhuri Dixit Nene’s songs. I can’t dare to dance on it yet.”
Yashashri also believes that dancing acts as an added advantage to an actor’s resume, and dance sequences have enhanced the entertainment quotient of TV shows. However, she added, “It is not a written rule, but given the nature of our work, one should be willing to learn, and the biggest example or inspiration for this is Katrina Kaif.”
And what about dance reels? “I love watching dance reels. There’s so much great talent out there, it is inspiring. I have started making some dance reels. I look at it as a practice to feel confident and inspired to learn more,” she ended.