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#natyamnaatak - "Are You Obsessed with Food or Something?"
“Are you obsessed with food, or something?”
I received this…
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#natyamnaatak - Accountability Hits Too Close to Home
Sometimes, my students’ younger siblings are my best…
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#natyamnaatak - "I’m Going to Tell on You!"
I taught a 1 week Bharatanatyam residency at a local STEM elementary…
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#natyamnaatak - "Why Don’t We Have Class?"
I recently took a weekend off for wedding anniversary travel,…
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#natyamnaatak - "Stage Anxiety (Not to the Max)"
Stage Anxiety (Not to the Max)
Kala Vandanam’s…
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#natyamnaatak - "APOLOGIES, APOLOGIES..."
Often, parents apologize to me on behalf of their children.
Most…
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#natyamnaatak - "IT SMELLS LIKE..."
Dancers sweat. A lot.
What naturally follows? B.O. (body odor).…
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#natyamnaatak - "ARAIMANDI? WHAT IS ARAIMANDI?
I taught a 4 month introductory Bharatanatyam session for young…
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#natyamnaatak - One More Time...
“One More Time”
I have a tendency to be, let’s say,…