The Muslim couple, B K Shafeekudeen, a disciple of legendary Bharatanatyam exponent Guru Dhananjayan, and his wife Shabana Shafeekudeen are foraying into the traditional space by proving training to non-Hindus, especially Christians and Muslims, along with their Hindu disciples. Shabana, daughter of Kalamandalam Husnabhanu, has a diploma in dance from Bharatidasan University.