“Pause and Replay – Dancing to the tune of Capitalism”
In India, and in several other parts of the world too, a career […]
Pause and Replay: Why I paused my ‘dance career’ and came running back
I moved to Bangalore in the winter of 2011. In terms of my […]
The Hindu/ Footloose/ Drawing the Line
There was a time when ‘Indian dance’ was synonymous with ‘solo’ performances. With […]
The Hindu/ Footloose/ Elite Art
Recently, there has been some talk amongst the Indian rock and metal crowd […]
The Hindu/ Footloose/ Peer Pressure
In the dance classroom, particularly in classical dance classrooms, classmates share a long […]
The Hindu/ Footloose/ Learning to Teach
Learning to TeachA relationship of a shishya or student with his or her […]
The Hindu/ Footloose/ Keeping Dance Scholarship Alive
Keeping Dance Scholarship aliveIn agreement with my previous article in ‘Footloose’, a regular […]
The Hindu/ Footloose/ Dance Scholarship
Many dancers in India are considered, by others and even themselves sometimes, to […]
The Hindu/ Footloose/ Killers of Creativity
Despite what romantics might say, it is not easy to be creative. Creativity […]
The Hindu/ Footloose/ Pride and Prejudice
When you ask dancers why they dance, they give several reasons. Some say […]