Rasaanubhuti 3

Philip…
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Rasaanubhuti 2

Hey, you over there
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Rasanubhuti

Beautiful smile of Diane…
Originally uploaded by * Ahmad Kavousian *
Such warmth of emotion! Note the movement the photographer has caught.
I have to say, this is my favourite. No matter how many times I see it, I come back for more. There is a kind of addictive simplicity!

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Rose tinted glasses

When parents enroll their kids in dance classes, it appears to me, they put on a pair of multicoloured spectacles, which they almost never take off. From then on, their vision of the world is tinted. Whether consciously or not, they imagine their child will be one day (in the near future, mind you) a [...]

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Food mania

As I spend another lazy morning going over the dailies and weeklies I spot two parallel food trends in today’s world.
One, prices are rising and so are concerns rise about the survival of those Below Poverty Line, Marginally above Poverty Line and such. Experts say that after enjoying the economic boom, we are just following [...]

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Why should one learn classical dance? part 3

Continuing from my previous post:
The next 5 reasons to learn:
#6 Indian Classical Dance requires intense and perfect body and mind coordination. e.g the variations in footwork -are based on rhythm/beat (Taala) cycles which run into mathematical multiplication & combinations. This develops higher mental abilities and students have been seen to perform well academically (in non-arts [...]

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Why should one learn classical dance? part 2

So why should one learn Indian classical dance? As a student, teacher, performer and mother, I offer Ten reasons:
#1 It is an excellent form of exercise as it includes yoga based stretching, aerobic and high-endurance movement levels. Besides the basic grammar of movement, in pure dance or nritta, the focus is on developing speed, strength [...]

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Why should one learn classical dance? part 1

After my previous post on what it takes to succeed in a classical dance career, it seems to me I have put the cart before the horse. Why should one learn it in the first place?
Unless one was smitten in childhood or even later owing to some inexplicable karmic connection (as in my case) or [...]

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What does it take to have a successful dancing career?

I am asking this question specifically for the Indian Classical Dance scene ( primarily because that is the one I am familiar with, though I also believe it is not very different from the performing arts scene elsewhere in the world) and also in relation to gender.
‘Success’ is a much debatable term, however for the [...]

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