Over her father's objections, Devi began studying classical dance after graduating from Bombay university. Married in 1940, she learned that her husband disliked dance and told her "No dance. Nothing. You have to become a housewife." Instead she divorced him and began performing to support herself and her son. It was while she was on tour that a New York University faculty member in the audience approached Devi and asked her to teach. She remained in New York for 35 years, teaching, continuing to perform and staring a dance academy. Later in life, Devi attributed her stamina in dancing for hours at a time to the enduring struggle she faced as a young woman in perusing her love of dance against the wishes of the men in her life.
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