Suchitra Sairam, Author at Kala Vandanam

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Entries by Suchitra Sairam

Three Life Lessons from Dancing with Suchi akka

March 29, 2022 in Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

By Apoorva Kanneganti It’s difficult for me to separate what I’ve learned in dance from what I’ve learned from Suchi akka. Much of my experience with dance is the direct […]

#natyamnaatak – Spring Cleaning for Bharatanatyam Dancers

March 25, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

Spring Cleaning for Dancers Ah, Spring! And with Spring, comes Spring Cleaning… what does Spring Cleaning look like for you? 😜 […]

#natyamnaatak – “Hairclip-gate”

March 18, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

While we don’t have uniforms for classes at Kala Vandanam, we do have a simple dress code. One element of said dress code is to have your hair completely tied […]

#natyamnaatak – Dancers’ Secret Language

March 11, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

#natyamnaatak from Mahati Rayadurgam @mahati.raya and Dhriti Rayadurgam Dancers have a secret language— We were in the car after class on a Sunday, writing notes for the dance we were […]

#natyamnaatak – Looking Cute

March 4, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

Final practice before the annual recital… Student 1 – “What are we wearing?” Student 2 – “Where are we supposed to go?” Student 3 – “Do my parents have directions?” […]

#natyamnaatak – Mirror Image

February 25, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

Sacrifices you make as a dance teacher… you teach something SO many times in “mirror image” that you can’t do it properly for yourself in your own practice. 🤷🏾‍♀️ Or […]

#natyamnaatak – Dance Teachers Have Real Clothes Too

February 18, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

Teacher runs into a young (9 year old) Student and her mom at a local grocery store. General chit-chat between the adults ensues. Teacher attempts to talk to Student, but […]

#natyamnaatak – Anger Management or Enthusiasm?

February 11, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

I’ve been known to break a few thattukazhi kuchi (wood sticks to use in class to tap out rhythms). OK, maybe not a few… a lot. At least one a […]

#natyamnaatak – “At least they are honest…”

February 5, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

Holiday break, and students had been away from class for a couple of weeks… Teacher – “Hi, welcome back! Did you all miss having class?” Students 1-5 – “YES!!!!” Student […]

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