As a mother of a student who waited till she was 8 years old to join Maneesha Nrityalaya, I can today see how she has transformed into not just a good dancer, but a good human being. While waiting for her class to get over, I would observe how Maneesha Tai would guide her students to improve their dance, with so much patience and genuine intensity to get it perfect. I never saw Maneesha Tai say a harsh word or humiliate a student for errors. She took extra efforts to make students understand how to take care of each others’ shortcomings and help each other to improve or rectify mistakes. And this habit I can see has been passed on in their personal and professional life.

Swati Pednekar, mother of Vallarie Apte (senior disciple of Pta. Guru Maneesha Sathe)