Posted by Sangeetha on December 11, 2007 at 03:05:51:

 In Reply to: Sensitive posted by Megha on December 10, 2007 at 16:25:13:

 Lots of points to ponder there.

"Not charging fees from people who can pay makes the rest of us look greedy and may be the teacher is insecure and wants to avoid questions on the quality of dance. it is like offering something for free so that the competition is washed out." - This I am not sure. This occurrence is a rarity.But on the contrary I know of so many Gurus who charge such exhorbitant rates and even produce arangetrams at despicable-average levels. This means trouble.

"People who charge exorbitant fees provide some feel good value to their following. Too good for them."-The second statement yes! But the first statement is debatable. I hope someone like Rukmini Devi and Balasaraswathi were here to share there views with us!I wish we had a glimpse of their past and their inputs.

Megha's statement is true to a great extent that "those" that come free, art included, are no longer appreciated and have lost value... It is very sad.
 

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