Baby Steps in The World of Dance

 
       
When it rains ,it pours….. That’s the story of my life . When I began this new journey in the world of dance couple of weeks back little did I know things would not be as easy as I thought. I have been part of big productions , I also have the experience of working at logistical level on many of them. But its far easy to work on someone else’s preconceived idea and plan, then coming up with yours. My ever so creative mind which works overtime ( my husband says so) suddenly came to a halt when I decided to come up with an idea for my own production. This every mind helped many make their dream reality went on strike when it was my turn. All the ideas that came to my mind felt so mundane like’ been there done that’ kind. Is this what they call panic attack. So here is what my creative team and me came up after our very first brain storming sessions. We decided to not use the already told thousands of time stories or concepts. We are going to write or own life stories . Hmm that brings in a new problem for me… My creativity is still of strike, I seem to hate every idea that comes to my mind :( But hi there is a silver lining to every cloud … In all these new developments I had some personal victories. I got myself a personal trainer and am getting back to my best shape ever. Often we dancers forget how much we need that extra help in keeping our bodies in top shape. I am also getting an opportunity to work with children again. I always felt my creative best when I worked with children back home.  Children are great inspiration and they also teach us to loosen up and live life a little bit. So am looking forward to my dancing sessions with them….And yep my resolution for the month of August is to be more regular on my Blog :)..baby steps at a time…

On the ocassion of Guru Poornima ( day to honor teachers), I would like to dedicate today’s post to my Kathak guru Pandita Uma Dogra.

       

                                

             

Here is a glimpse of the Ethnic Dance Festival i attended in San Fransisco. This video was taken by my sister as we were watching the impromptu dance session by the participating groups in the foyer. The most exciting thing about the festival for me was the flawless way in which these dance group took the audience around the world, each telling a story about the culture and traditions and history of their country and region. The fact that they had live music along with the dance rather then recorded as i have seen in many festivals, made a huge difference in creating the appropriate ambience for the audience. Also  the encore performance by all the groups together was not only well choreographed but also gave out the message that no matter which country or ethnicity we belong to, music and dance transcends all the barrier and makes all of us world citizens.