First Thoughts

It's been a wait, not long, but a wait nevertheless. Kavya and I started our dance classes together in 2010. I am conveniently discounting the 3 months of classes I had in Bangalore and about a year of class that Kavya had as well. I don't think either of us were serious enough about the classes back then. So truly, I would like to think, our classes began on Vijayadasami day in 2010.

We have been waiting for the nod from aunty that we are ready to take on the stage and can work towards arangetram. Arangetram, for those who don't know, is the solo debut performance for a dancer. I will probably do a "reference post" on arangetram later. This post is just my first thoughts.

When the moment arrived and we were told that we could plan for an arangetram in 2016, it was exciting and.... scary. It is one thing to dance with a group and somehow manage to put something together that looks nice. It is a completely different ball game to take on the stage for 3-4 hours by yourselves and do a good job of it. You have no classmates to peek at and correct yourself, you have no corner to hide and do your own thing, you have no room to make mistakes and hope you were invisible in the crowd. At the same time, this is the moment we have been waiting for. More later