Breaking Barriers. Special Needs Dancer Hema Takes Margazhi Stage

As 33 year old Hema Ramaswamy performed a flawless Bharatanatyam many in the  audience were stunned and moved. Not many knew, the 33 year Indian American dancer is a person with special needs. Hema told tellmystory.in “Bharatanatyam is my breath and passion. I enjoy dancing. It gives me joy and happiness”.

With weak muscles and poor fine motor skills, over the years Hema had overcome two major brain surgeries. It took ten years of rigorous Bharatanatyam practice. Her parents Ramaswamy and Gayathri nurtured her passion in dance to improve her physical and fine motor skills. Ramaswamy says “Special needs children are unique and have unique and special abilities.  The deserve to be recognised, trained in arts and exposed to these events. They can make a very positive impact in the world”.