#natyamnaatak - "IT SMELLS LIKE..."

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

#natyamnaatak - "ARAIMANDI? WHAT IS ARAIMANDI?

I taught a 4 month introductory Bharatanatyam session for young…

#natyamnaatak - One More Time...

“One More Time” I have a tendency to be, let’s say,…

#natyamnaatak - Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8 - It Works!

Students were learning a difficult new movement, and were getting…

#natyamnaatak - You’re Not THAT Mean.

Just another day in class, and I’m challenging the young students…

#natyamnaatak - “My whole school needs a kaarvai”

Young students are learning some new steps, starting with the…

#natyamnaatak - SURPRISE!

Toward the end of each year, I ask students to do a reflection…

#natyamnaatak - Character flaws

As much affection as students show, they are equally (maybe more)…

#natyamnaatak - “Great Costume!”

My usual walking path to the old location of the Kala Vandanam…