Kathak, the classical dance of North India, is, of all Indian classical styles, the least structured and most spontaneous, encouraging an informal and intimate rapport with the audience. Its beauty lies in the precise relationship of movement and rhythm, in delicate, subtle gestures, graceful sweeps and sparkling pirouettes, and in the subdued, naturalistic evocation of human emotions. The rhythmic complexity of the footwork in Kathak is developed to a degree unsurpassed by any other dance style in the world.

Daksha Sheth brings to Kathak not only a mastery of technique that is the fruit of a thorough and meticulous training, but a total involvement in dance, a profound confidence, and a joyful spontaneity that infused her performance with rare intensity and authority. For twelve years she was groomed by Padma Shree Smt. Kumudini Lakhia, who as a dancer and choreographer opened up new possibilities of content and presentation in Kathak dance. As a principal dancer in Mrs Lakhia's renowned Kadamb troupe, Daksha performed throughout India as well as in the U.S.A., Seychelles, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Pakistan, and on the concluding night of the 1982 Festival of India in London.

Daksha was also privileged to receive specialized training from the greatest living master of Kathak dance, Padma Vibhushan Shri Birju Maharaj, who represents the lineage of hereditary dancers who have preserved and carried forward the Kathak tradition. From her two gurus, Daksha has imbibed the best of both the contemporary and the traditional idioms of Kathak, which she has enriched with the stamp of her own personality to create a style that is authentic yet distinctly her own.

More than this however, Daksha Sheth is a born performer, with a passion to dance. It is her instinctive capacity to project herself and to involve the audience that has won her warm affection among critics and the general public, and made her one of the most powerful and compelling dancers in India today.