May 14, 2006

My dance journey...

After spending more than 15 years dancing , I cant imagine my life without dance..Dance means a lot to me ...In my own world , dance gives me the freedom to express !!
I can just be myself and do whatever my mind asks me to do !

George Bernard Shaw said "
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. " I am proud to be an Indian not because I was born here but because of the rich culture , arts and tradition that our Indian ancestors had given to the country..

I think each and every individual has a purpose in life ! I think my purpose is to cherish the rich heritage and promote it so that my next generation enjoys it !!

I would like to write little about my dance journey..Starting at the age of 6, I had great oppurtunities to learn classical dance from the great teachers and give remarkable number of stage performances during my school and college days !!

After graduating from college , I didnot have the oppurtunity and time to continue my passion for the past 2 years..Now Iam happy that I have set my priorities right and took enormous effort to revive my dance career..I feel as if I met my beloved one after two long years..

I gave my first performance in Yavanika, Bangalore on May 14 2006 for Commonwealth Parliamentary Assoc sponsored by Dept of kannada and culture.Iam grateful to my dance guru "Mrs Vijayanthi Kashi", the great kuchipudi exponent....

Iam excited to continue this great journey life long...

16 comments:

Priya said...

Take this journey life long!

Anonymous said...

The world of dance has got back someone it was missing for two years.. Keep the enthu going and wish you all the best. - G

Raji said...

@priya
Thx for your wishes pri !
@G
Thx G..You are the source of inspiration !!

Sumi said...

hey raji!

way to go man! when there are so many phirangs coming and learning classical dances in India..its a lovely opportunity that you have got being born in India! Great to see you pursue ur passion:)

Anonymous said...

Hope u dont miss ur beloved again :)

Happy dancing & sustain the interest in bloggin too mam!

-Anbu-

sheikhee said...

Hi raji..
Welcome to the mad world of bloggers :D. For a change it was a blog worth itself a blogspace.Was nice to c, u pursue dance after college..Go raji GO!! :)

Neeru said...

wow, u hav started dancing again!

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Rams said...

Hey Raji,
that's great...to revive ur passion...

All the best for ur future performances and gud luck to ur bloggin journey as well.

Rams said...

A suggestion..the template u hav chosen strains the eyes of the readers (I had the same long time back when I started bloggin)..Choose a template where the background is a lighter shade and the foreground has darker shades.

Raji said...

Hey Rams
Changed the template!
Thanks for pointing it out !
Thought darker background will enhance the richness of traditional dance costume ! Pictures have dark background anyways :)

Anonymous said...

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Dhanaraja Kasinathan said...

Hey Raji,
continue writing... See one day when u reach the abyss u wud definitely like to relook at the path and enjoy those cherishing moments. am sure blogging wud turn out to be very useful for that.

Anonymous said...

Hey Raji,

Atleast in your second stint of dancing career, do a dance number with me :) ...I would be privileged :)

--Kaasi