Dakshina Vaidyanathan Baghel belongs to a family of eminent Bharatanatyam dancers. She has undergone rigorous training in her own home Ganesa Natyalaya under the able tutelage of her grandmother, Padmabhushan Saroja Vaidyanathan, and her mother, the celebrated dancer, Rama Vaidyanathan.

Dakshina has been actively teaching Bharatanatyam at Ganesa Natyalaya and has also been involved in choreographing several Dance productions.  Dakshina has not only choreographed several Bharatanatyam pieces within the traditional Bharatanatyam repertoire or Maargam format but has also conceived and directed three group productions and several solo productions.  She is known for her innovative approach to choreography triggered by intellectual ideas and fresh perspectives.  

She has performed at many national and international festivals of reckoning like the Khajuraho Festival held by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, the Mudra Festival held by the NCPA in Mumbai, The Carthage International Festival in Tunisia, the Brave Festival in Poland, the Drive East festival in Manhattan, New York City, Rasavikalpam in Kerala, MILAPFEST, United Kingdom and many more. She has performed at several prestigious institutions Indian at their dance festivals like The Music Academy, Chennai, Tata Theatre, NCPA, Mumbai, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi and has also spoken and performed at the world wide forum TEDx in New Delhi. She received critical acclaim in news journals like The New York Times, The Hindu and many other local newspapers all around the country and the world.  Dakshina is considered as one of the brightest stars in the younger generation of Bharatanatyam dancers.