Chennai Dance Season: Through Desi Eyes
This year I’m lucky enough to be in Chennai for the dance season. In fact, I’ll probably be able to enjoy several dance performances even after this week, right here in the birthplace of Bharatanatyam, as I intern in Chennai for the next few months. Past entries have been about my experiences leading Gator Natyam, being a part of the Triveni team, and also learning dance under my mother in the Jathiswara School of Music and dance. Now that I have the luxury of staying in Chennai, the following entries will include my reflections on the performances I see as well as my own experiences taking lessons from my mother’s guru Smt. Kausalya of the Vazhuvoor Ramaiyya Pillai School.
Of course, the views expressed here are those of a girl who has been born and raised in the U.S. So here’s to the Chennai dance season, through the eyes of a desi.
