#natyamnaatak - Accountability Hits Too Close to Home

Sometimes, my students’ younger siblings are my best…

#natyamnaatak - "I’m Going to Tell on You!"

I taught a 1 week Bharatanatyam residency at a local STEM elementary…

2023 Retrospective - A Look Back to Leap Ahead

By Suchitra Sairam There is a wonderful Sanskrit phrase…

#natyamnaatak - "Why Don’t We Have Class?"

I recently took a weekend off for wedding anniversary travel,…

#natyamnaatak - "Stage Anxiety (Not to the Max)"

Stage Anxiety (Not to the Max)   Kala Vandanam’s…

It’s Not a Teacher’s Job to Teach. It is a Student’s Job to Learn.

By Suchitra Sairam “A teacher never teaches. A student…

#natyamnaatak - "APOLOGIES, APOLOGIES..."

Often, parents apologize to me on behalf of their children.  Most…

#natyamnaatak - "IT SMELLS LIKE..."

Dancers sweat. A lot. What naturally follows? B.O. (body odor).…

When Collaborating with a Team, There’s a 1-Word “Rose” That Smells the Sweetest of All

By Suchitra Sairam What’s one the best roses in life? When…