stage we were totally shocked and kept shouting at her asking her to come back but the audience wanted her to perform and she danced and got a standing ovation fondly recalls the maestro whenever we performed she used to dress along with us lipstick lagake she used sit quiet without saying a word she had a bob cut back then we used to attach an artificial braid and she would walk like a nartaki she was so cute during our live concerts she used to plead announce my name i want to dance too she was mad about dance says kaushalya adding god has been very kind to us for giving us such wonderful kids who chose to carry forward our legacy even though we didnt want them toyamini admits that her mom was justified in her initial apprehensions dance as a profession was very difficult it needs lot of practice lot of gruelling hardwork so she wanted me to take up an easier profession after three hours of practice when your whole body is aching and all you want to do is sleep you will have a million more things to do she wanted a more comfortable life for us so i completed my mba as per her wishes and said dont ask for more i gave you my mba now allow me to dance says yamini smilingbut bhavna knew better yamini was an obedient kid mba karne bola toh kar liya when bhavana was asked to go for her masters she said akka ne kaunsa teer maara she is the smart one says kaushalya with a winkwhile raja reddy is a doting father and husband no doubt he is quite a tough task master says radha we practice for three hours every day without fail he is the guru for both the daughters and looks after their practice sessions he still makes them cry during practice sessions just a couple of days ago even i was down to tears while trying to achieve the level of perfection he wanted from me bhavana agrees saying he is strict in fact he didnt let me do my rangapravesham till i was 21 his dedication for dance is immense we all have other interests but he doesnt have any 247 he is on with his dance one day when we were on a holiday in mysore he came out of washroom and said beta maine yeh change kiya is item mein thoda karke dikhao thats the day both the girls understood that daddy is not meant for vacations says kaushalya we do travel together a lot but we havent been to a family vacation since that was our first and the last holiday together says yamini as everyone in room burst out laughing and he ruined it added kaushalya shaking her head smiling like they said they are family that performs together and laugh together