Posted by Hemamalini J. on December 09, 2007 at 06:59:40:

 In Reply to: Re: musings posted by Sangeetha on December 07, 2007 at 03:00:34:

 People pay money if they really need and really want it.

People are willing to pay for cinema if the film is made professionally. People do not pay to go do the cinema to watch amateurish films.

People go to restaurants if the food is professionally cooked there. Why some restaurants charge 100 times more for the same dish than others, is up to you to answer.

People go to parties because these are not boring, unlike most classical dance programmes.

But then if some "professional" classical indian dancers start complaining that nobody is willing to pay them, hmmmmm.... Here is the checklist for such dancers:

- look in the mirror: if you do not look beautiful for other people, they will not come to watch your dance

- try to fine a trace of a waistline: if there is none, don't expect anyone to turn up for your programme

- look at how many karanas out of 108 you can perform: if you cannot bend in any direction, start teaching dance

- look at how fast your jatis are: if any 12-year-old can do it twice faster, it is a sign for you to retire

- look at your expressions at the end of your jatishwaram: if your face looks miserable, so do the rasikas feel

- look at your choreography: if it looks like a bad copy of Bollywood dance, better start a modern dance career
 

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