Debapriya Das, a dancer since she was 8 and a professional belly dancer for over 10 years in India, has a formal knowledge of other dance forms like Bharatanatyam, Kathak, contemporary and more. She has trained under global masters like the Late Hossam Ramzy - an Egyptian darbuka percussionist & composer and Rachel Brice - an American professional belly dancer in Tribal Fusion style belly dance. Today, she shares this art form through her belly-dancing school Nrityakosh, in Bangalore. In this edition of Abhivyakti City Arts Project, Debapriya showcases her act ‘Parikrama - A Journey Within.’ Through this, she narrates a personal message by showcasing the art and the journey that she’s been through, from her own perspective. Performing with her team, she wants to project the different ideas that people have about belly dancing and how the form holds a certain social construct in the country. She wants to make the dance form relatable to her audiences without altering the essence and spirit of it.