Posted by Flip Side (65.196.116.2) on November 08, 2006 at 09:06:56:

In Reply to: push from parents posted by Chitra on November 08, 2006 at 08:02:34:

Thanks for your comment.

Help me to understand what the big deal is with having an arangetram? Why can't parents rent out their local temple auditorium or community center(maybe $500 at most) and have their child dance to recorded music? No need for dinner and special guests. Considering how much money we spend on various activities for our children, I'm sure that's within reach even for middle-class NRIs. Isn't the event supposed to be the first step in the dancer's career? There will theoretically be many more performances to come in the dancer's lifetime. So, why do parents succumb to the pressure to out do one another with these events? If it's the dance gurus that are pressuring parents to host lavish arangetrams, let's bring it out into the open. I think it will be beneficial to bring more transparency to this whole process.

I look forward to your comments...

   
   



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