Sunday 29 June, 2008

Dance - Devotion and Passion


Offering made to the God of Dance, Lord Nataraja before commencing the performance.


A culmination of years of passion, commitment and nurturing... An art form that rids the mind of all worries, refreshes the senses and rejuvenates the spirit... Bharatanatyam gives me a sense of satisfaction that is surreal. I just realised I've never blogged about the one passion that'll remain close to my heat as long as I live. I just enjoy learning this art form. The intricate footwork or nritta is based on rigorous training since childhood. The nuances of abhinaya or expressions are extremely challenging to portray. Years of exploring , experience and empathy make the perfect bhaavam or feeling radiate through every nerve and the perfect movements glide through every muscle in the body as a dancer performs.

“Yatho hasta thatho drishti;
Yatho drishti thatho manah;
Yatho manah thatho bhava;
Yatho bhava thatho rasa.”


"Where the hand goes, the eye follows;
Where the eye goes, the mind follows;
Where the mind goes, is the heart;
Where the heart is, lies the reality of being."

4 comments:

Aytidaa Madras said...

awesome :D
nice stuff :)
i know ive seen u live on oct 2 :P but i still havent gotten my CD of ur arengetram :(((((((((( whennnnnn am i gonna get my signed copy madam?

Neeta said...

Aishwarya Ramakrishnan's blog would certainly have been incomplete without a label 'dance'! :)

Unknown said...

aayiram vaarthaigalil solla mudiyadhadhum oru kann simattalil solla mudiyum indha kalaiyil... Bharata Naattiyam ... The truly Indian(?) dance form ...

Too bad this classic dance form is in a decline even in it's tradition regions of practice.

kOtya said...

thrilled & loved ur interest in dance and social activities... all the best :)