Born and brought up in India, Ashmita studied various dance style while in college as a Business Administration major. After university, she learned more styles, Latin dancing intrigued her in a way that left a permanent impact on her. She trained and worked with Vive La Salsa, Kolkata, India for three years. Vive La Salsa gave her an opportunity to tour, perform and teach children and adults across the country. Following Vive La Salsa, she moved to Mumbai, India in April to join the jazz company, Danceworx. She trained in ballet, jazz and contemporary and also worked in the administrative department.
In June 2017 she was accepted by Peridance Capezio Centre to be a part of the International Program and is majoring in Salsa and Ballet. She is also a part of a prestigious salsa company in New York called Baila Society headed by Ahoy Juliana. She is currently training, performing and teaching under Baila Society. She has performed in many Salsa Congresses such as Boston Salsa Festival ( 2018), Kingdom Come Salsa Festival (2018), Connecticut Salsa Congress (2018).
