Shivani Dances Bharatanatyam Like a Champion

This next little big shot is an eight-year-old who has mastered a beautiful and fiendishly difficult classical Indian dance. From Wokingham, this is Shivani. Mommy just saying, wow! You look amazing! Thank you. Very nice to meet you. Come and sit down. Can you turn around so I can have a look at the back? Look at that! Look at that! That! That! That! That! That! That! That! That! That! That! That! Oh, that! And that! Wow, it's just phenomenal. You're such a treat to look at. It's like eye candy. Absolutely amazing. So obviously you didn't get that at Georgia ASDA, did you? No. No. So where does all of this come from? We go to India. Yeah. And I have like a custom tailor. What about the jewellery? Do you choose that to go with the outfit or would you be wearing that with other outfits? It's just this with all of them. I mean, bangles, like, depends on the colour. Bangles! I haven't even seen those. Look at these. Oh, my goodness. We have gold on our costume, so we have it on our bangles as well. If you need to take some off and just give it to me, I'm happy to nick it off you. You are an All England Dance Champion. Is that true? Yes. I don't even really know how to say this kind of dancing. Will you help me with the pronunciation, please? It's Barada. Barada. Natyam. Yeah, Barada Natyam. Barada Natyam. Yeah. Barada Natyam. Barada Natyam. Does it mean anything? So, Barada is the guru who spread the whole dance to the world. And Natyam means dance, so it's almost like the sage's dance. I see. And how much do you practice? Three or four times a week. My friends and my mum's friends all dance together in a group. Do you? Oh, I so want to be in that room when that is happening. Can I be? Yeah, of course. Say yes. Yes. Very good. Very good. Excellent. Do you think that I could learn a little bit of this kind of dancing? I mean, I've heard some quite serious facial expressions. I can show you some of them, yes. How many are there? Nine. Run me through a few with your face and tell me which ones they are. OK, I've got angry, which is... Can I try that one? Right, that's a good one. Like it? And then proud, so like if you're showing a king or something. Laughter. Yes. Peace. Yes. Oh, I sort of like that one because I could really float off now. That's lovely. What about if I could add an extra one, like maybe... Oh, I hate having my photo taken. What about that? I've got something like that. Which one? Disgusted. Disgusted, I want to see that. OK. I like it, really like it. I'm going to practise those, but in the meantime, I just so very much want to see you dancing. Are you happy to do that for us? Yes. Ladies and gentlemen, Shivani! Dancer and a gorgeous little girl, Shivani. Welcome to the Little Big Shots YouTube channel. This is where you'll find some of the most talented children in the world. There are new videos every week, plus bonus bits of Little Big Shots not seen anywhere else. Just click on the links right now. And why not subscribe? Go on.