 
You can't force a plant to bloom. It has a cycle
You have to tend it and care for it and wait for the bloom to happen.
If you don't take care of it, it dies.
The more experience you have like this,
The more you begin to understand your own cycle.
- Japanese artist RUTH ASAWA
Welcome to the June monthly newsletter!
This month my writings will be brief. I have been travelling for most of
May and have not seen many performances. Personal time has been
uppermost on my calendar. May has always been a quiet month. The weather
is blazing hot in most cities and academics take an annual break. I
remember being in the mountains in Kodaikanal for summer vacations with
my cousins and far away from dance classes, studies and examinations. It
was a time to enjoy family, friendships and reset energies for the rest
of the year.
For India based dancers, May is when many head to the west seeking
opportunities in teaching, sharing and performances. Having just
returned from the USA, I have seen Northern California already buzzing
with musicians and dancers who have made their annual "Pilgrimage" to
the Bay Area Bank of Mylapore! KA Ching! KA Ching! The sound of dollars
is flowing in and the eager students are willing to part with
significant sums of money to "enrich" themselves - for one weekend -
through short intensives in technique through item learning.
While some dancers like Rama Vaidyanathan and Priyadarsini Govind have
already perfected this economic model, there are others like Vaibhav
Arekar who are exploring this pathway to further hone their own
choreographic practices. I met with San Francisco Bharatanatyam dancer
Preethi Ramaprasad with whom I spent a gorgeous afternoon at SF MOMA
(Museum of Modern Art), and on a walk through various stunning
exhibitions, she shared news of the upcoming ensemble presentation
directed and choreographed by Vaibhav in September.
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Benefits of dance
- Rajyshree Ramesh
A recent article in The Hindu about teaching Bharatanatyam for its
therapeutic benefits to women and housewives acknowledges the importance
of making dance accessible to all genres of participants.
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BIRTHDAY WISHES
Navina Jafa: June 6
Vandana Supriya Kasaravalli: June 9
Malavika Sarukkai: June 15
Kumari Kamala: June 16
Victor Paulraj: June 16
Madhuri Upadhya: June 17
Sudha Raghuraman: June 17
Sunanda Nair: June 18
Keerthana Ravi: June 18
Rajkumar Bharati: June 24
Sujata Mohapatra: June 26
Ayswaria Wariar: June 29
QUOTE
Dance can awaken empathy, inspire kindness, and spark a desire to heal rather than harm.
- Mikhail Baryshnikov
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