I, Me, Myself

  Today as I look over my reminiscent past being I feel how proud and happy I am to be here. Exactly a year ago, I wrote to myself a note what I want to achieve and what I to become. And here I am smiling over my shoulders looking back at myself. There are so many things that would like to share with you all. After finishing my schooling , I created my identity as a Botanist, then as a Bioinformatician, after that a Classical Dancer, a wife, a mother....But I was never able to get past that image of mine and I was losing sleep over it. I need something more from life and people and I am hungry for some professional success.  not taken for granted . I wanted  to prove myself that I  can    transform myself into a  confident and independent woman capable of handling things in life. Not dependent emotionally and financially on anyone. I have covered much ground in recent past juggling my domestic and professional lives . It is a true journey, on...

Yes, you have read it right... Can you guess what is a Dance Lockdown??? Of course, ideally, there should not be any kind of Lockdown for dance... Dance is always there in body, mind, brain and in each part of a dancer and can never be locked down.. But sometimes this dance which runs in our blood gets a lockdown effect...might be because of any reason whether it is silly or serious...It sometimes goes in deactivation mode and we just fail respond to it... it's like a broken wing kind of feeling... Sometimes any physical injury or inability...bedridden situation ...prolonged illness...or any other physical limitation can be responsible for this. And sometimes the demotivated words, negative comments also can have a poisonous effect on a dancer's talent and spoils his/her inner strength to achieve high levels. In this Lock Down Period, I would like to tell this to all those dancers who might have experienced this lock down period ever in their lives, to break the w...

What's my responsibility as a dancer? Many of us start learning dance as a hobby may be from early age or any point of time, then at some point of time we think that this is my passion and we just start flowing with it...putting lots of efforts and hard work, managing expenses from coaching till costume, trying to grab each opportunity and giving the best possible performance every time... Then experiencing the shower of love and affection of the family, friends and audience. And thus feel happy and proud of ourselves. Feels motivated. Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn't give you credit. Take more chances and dance more dances etc ...but is that all ?? I mean is that enough? Satisfying the hunger or greed of obtaining fame or even earning money shouldn't be the only motto behind learning any art form I feel. Do we really think about our responsibility as a dancer? Yes, you heard right! RESPONSIBILITY .... You must have heard of Hip...

Everyone who is dancing is beautiful... It will hurt. It will take time. It will require dedication. It will require willpower. You will need to make healthier decisions. It requires sacrifice. You will need to push your body to its max. There will be temptations. But, I promise you, when you reach your goal, its worth it. We all know this...right? But I think one more thing which is missing here is Motivation....It will require endless Motivation...Yes, a dancer needs motivation constantly by educators, family, Gurus etc...most importantly from self. Self-motivation can lead to achieving higher goals and we all must keep it ON. And I feel that the level of perfection should not be judged through the score of any exams or on the performance of a show ...Because dance is the inner voice of the soul and when anybody is dancing he or she is trying to express it through the bodily movements...One needs to understand what the dancer is trying to tell you...its beyond th...

Opportunities, the horizon of the new morning... Right from the day we start learning our first steps, each one of us dreams about that time or set of circumstances that will make it possible which we will call as "The day...", the day when we will step on the stage to give our best performance and experience lots of love & appreciation from all those who are watching us. Its a kind of heavenly experience I will say. I still remember the loud applause after the concluding number on my Arangetram day, I can never forget that feeling...I was unable to see any face but those stars which were blinking in front of my eyes simply were showering the feeling of confidence on me which will remain within me till my last breath. I am always thankful to all those who gave me this first opportunity. Every opportunity plays a very important role in our life. It teaches us a lot. Sometimes we keep waiting for the right one to come and sometimes it enters very unexpectedly in ou...

Practice sessions.... Truly memorable for everyone...right? the grilling period which is full of enjoyment, enthusiasm, excitement, full of sweating and pain till the golden shining level is reached...but still much more memorable.... The efforts to wind up all the other commitments to reach on time, the efforts to achieve perfection, efforts to gain stamina, to give that exact expression required for the role even when you are tired a lot... and on top of all is controlling your cravings and eat healthy, taking care of health, managing previous injuries... It's like talking to your body and soul to get ready ...... Hard practice sessions mould us physically and mentally, not only for the performance planned but for that disciplined way of life and ask our soul to follow it for a lifetime. Asks to cut down the forest of cravings like Buddha and nurture our mind and body for a healthy & peaceful life. Yes, this is what practice sessions mean to me, what about you...

Dedication   What do you mean by this? committed to a task or purpose, the willingness to give a lot of time and energy to something because it is important.   Dedication can also be defined as complete devotion and faith in someone or something, like your dedication to your family,  for example , then what about the dedication in dance means to you? Can you be dedicated to both at the same time? How? If you are trying to balance your family, your career and your passion and love for dance, does that mean your dedication towards dance is less? Well, trying to improve your fitness level both at physically and mentally to keep a good balance between your dance and other commitments in life should be equally treated as a strong dedication  towards dance as well as family, careers etc . Because the motivation to balance hard dance practice sessions, the workload in office and handling difficult times with kids and family comes nowhere but from the joy, we get f...