Yesterday we kicked off ‘rehab’ with two Master classes under
the Tari ‘14 Dance Festival in ASWARA. The response was nothing short of
ridonkulous. The first session involved 50 participants from Taiwan, Singapore,
Philippines and of course we had many locals as well. We shared a little about
the creative process that led to ‘rehab’ and taught them some Odissi and
Bharata Natyam techniques. Then we split them up into 6 groups and gave them a
task. After 15 minutes there was a showing in silence and with music and we had
a group of 7 year kids from Convent Bukit Nanas to help choose the best group.
The entire 75 minute session felt light, easy and everyone seemed pretty into
the workshop. We were very happy.
After a short 15 minute break we were told that the next
session was going to be held upstairs. When we walked into the main studio, we
were slightly puzzled as to why we were given such a huge space. We were then
informed that over 80 people had registered for our session. Now that’s a
turnout! I was a little curious as to how many people would show up for our
session but 130 people in a span of 3 hours was amazeballs!
Seeing that there were more company dancers that attended
our second session we decided to teach them a slightly more complicated routine.
Little did we realize that by teaching a more complicated routine, we would
have to repeat this a few times, which was incredibly exhausting. I think I
even pulled my groin slightly.
All in all, it was a beautiful way to start the ball
rolling. All the sharing and exchanging of energy was so positive and it was a
great way to be introduced back into the dance scene.
On a separate note, we came out in the Star yesterday. Click here to read the interview.
Hope to see all of you at the show today! IT'S TODAY!!!
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