One of my goals this year was to make myself more active in the Middle Eastern dance community. It meant not only perform but also pitch in. I can’t think of a single dancer I personally know who couldn’t use the free help. The Middle Eastern dance community, at least the ones I’ve been a [...]

My Bharatanatyam class performed a dance yesterday; to your left is a photo of me all decked out my costume. The show was lovely; it’s nice to see such talented dancers. I have a lot of work to catch up on, due the extra rehearsals and losing Sunday to the show, but here are some [...]

MassRaqs was an awesome event. My commitment to MassRaqs took more time than I had anticipated, but it was genuinely rewarding to see how much people enjoyed the weekend. I still feel good about whatever part I played in bringing something like this to New England. Friday night was a history review. It turns out [...]

At my Bharatanatyam class yesterday, our teacher mentioned that some dancers from another class would join as at the beginning of our dance. The reason was that, although there are 11 of us, we simply cannot fill one gigantic stage. What intrigued me on this is that I’ve heard the same thing about Middle Eastern [...]

I spent most of today resting. All the practices and the high of the performance yesterday called for today to be a day of rest. My neck is a bit sore today from the Khaleegi, but other than that, I feel pretty good. I think the show went well. Many people I respect said very [...]

There hasn’t been much to write about on my end, because I’ve been either at a dance class or working on personal things (to be discussed later). The rehearsal schedule has been ramped up, due to the performance being less than 2 weeks away. I’m surprised how taxing dance classes/rehearsal have been on my body, [...]

The details are updated.  It’ll be held in MIT Kresge Auditorium on October 10, 2010, 12 noon. Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, and Odissi will be performed. I’ve never been or performed in this particular show, but I hear very positive things. I’m going to be in it with my class. Share on beboBlog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this [...]

Meiver is having her show on August 18th at 8:00 PM in the Cambridge Multicultural Center. The show will benefit an organization called Matahari that works against the exploitation of people. Triveni Dance school is holding their student concert on October 10th. It’ll feature Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, and Odissi. Details TBA I’ll be in both Share [...]

By sort of, I mean I’m going to try to maintain a constant practice. Keeping myself motivated to practice that much daily was difficult. I skirted it a few times (practicing mudras instead of really dancing), but I think I overall did a good job of maintaining a practice. I discovered that I can’t be [...]

After last week (flu plus midterm grades due meant no blogging), I’m indulging in spring break a little. No travel plans, but sometimes a “staycation” is better. I’ve been perusing articles at OrientalDancer.net. I found a good one about amateur performance opportunities. I always feel like there’s a big disconnect and rush to go professional, [...]