Dance Shree Kalashree

We’ve been here in Sadashiv Peth for a while now, right in Guru Arjun Dev Nagar 1. It’s not a fancy place, mostly just a big room where we keep the music going. Sometimes the fans make more noise than the speakers, but we got used to that. People come in after work or school, mostly just looking to move around a bit. The floor gets dusty fast because of the street outside, so we’re always sweeping. It’s a simple setup. We don’t have those big mirrors covering every single wall, just enough to see what you’re doing. Most days it’s just a lot of sweating and trying to remember the steps we did last week. The neighborhood is busy, so there’s always honking from the road while we’re trying to count beats. We didn’t really plan on being a big deal, we just needed a spot to practice without the neighbors complaining too much. The light in the afternoon hits the corner by the door really nicely, though it gets hot in the summer months. We keep some extra water bottles in the back because someone always forgets theirs. It’s just how things go here. If you walk past the main gate, you’ll probably hear the drums or whatever track we’re playing that day. It’s loud, it’s a bit messy, but it’s our space and it works for what we need. It's home to us now.