Vaibhav ArekarIN THE LANGUAGE OF DANCEUnfolding Space in BharatanatyamLEC - DEM BY VAIBHAV AREKARVaibhav Arekar is one of India’s prominent Bharatanatyam dancers, known for his intense, meditative, and compelling performance style. Initiated into Bharatanatyam by Smt. Saroja Srinath, he is a graduate of Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya, University of Mumbai. He received extensive tutelage in abhinaya under his mentor Padma Bhushan Dr. Smt. Kanak Rele.His career spans over three decades of solo and ensemble performances across prestigious national and international platforms with tours across 15+ countries.As the founder of Sankhya Dance Company (2009), his landmark works—Trayyanta, Venugaan, Four Seasons, Namaa Mhane, and the internationally acclaimed And She Spoke—expand the narrative of the form and philosophical possibilities of Bharatanatyam. As Founder–Director of Sankhya Foundation, he anchors a wide spectrum of activities - outreach through NGO collaborations, school programs (Samvaad, Kaleidoscope), and pedagogy labs involving educators and psychologists.