India Dances And MY Blunders

Learning Indian Classical Dance for almost 15 years has helped me to appreciate my culture and help shape who I am today. It has enhanced the understanding of my culture by adding to the basic knowledge I have learned through my parents about my culture and it has opened a whole new world of art to me. It has taught me things about the Hindu religion, which is the basis for the dances, the music and …

…I have had in my 15 years of experience. Even though I may dread remembering these moments the experience and the chance I got to perform and show other people my talent has helped me to develop further. I hope my memories have given you a different perspective on being an Indian classical dancer. It's no different from being any other type of performer. We all make mistakes or in my case have near disasters sometimes.