Devika Gates shares her Indian heritage with the community as often as she can through dance, art and yoga

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Devika Gates, center, rehearses bharatanatyam dance at her home.

During the academic school year, Devika Gates can often be found in a classroom at Spokane Falls Community College teaching chemistry. When school’s not in session, however, she trades the chem lab for a dance studio or local library to share not science, but the rich culture of her Indian heritage.

“I think the best part of teaching is that I know everyone I teach is going to go on to pursue something new. They’re

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