On Oct 26, 2006, two months of learning Bharathanatyam dance, the traditional dance style of South India, culminated in a performance. Some pictures, for your viewing pleasure:
Raksha, Rachel, Me, Nate, Guru Kripa, Roslyn, and Ashley
Me in traditional costume, jewelry, and make-up.
Kripa and me, only minutes after Raksha told me to "sit" more, and I only succeeded in ripping my pants.
Hand and foot paint.
Mid-dance. Ros looks angry. I look uninterested. Only Ashley is smiling like we should be.
We're head-bobbing and shoulder-jerking here, all in the symbollic attempt to encourage our audience to sit down a good hour after they already have.
Final formation in the lamp dance. I was fighting for balance the entire time, hence the strained smile.
Me and Ros, post-dance.
Stage make-up. My eyes are supposed to look wide and shiny.
Yar! Angry-Demon-Face! (Believe it or not, this face is actually made in association with one of the dance mudras.)
Dramatic. Note my hand paint: better to see mudras (hand gestures) from far away.
I wasn't allowed to wear my glasses during the performance, but if you ask me they go fabulously with my red bindi.
Raksha, Rachel, Me, Nate, Guru Kripa, Roslyn, and Ashley
Me in traditional costume, jewelry, and make-up.
Kripa and me, only minutes after Raksha told me to "sit" more, and I only succeeded in ripping my pants.
Hand and foot paint.
Mid-dance. Ros looks angry. I look uninterested. Only Ashley is smiling like we should be.
We're head-bobbing and shoulder-jerking here, all in the symbollic attempt to encourage our audience to sit down a good hour after they already have.
Final formation in the lamp dance. I was fighting for balance the entire time, hence the strained smile.
Me and Ros, post-dance.
Stage make-up. My eyes are supposed to look wide and shiny.
Yar! Angry-Demon-Face! (Believe it or not, this face is actually made in association with one of the dance mudras.)
Dramatic. Note my hand paint: better to see mudras (hand gestures) from far away.
I wasn't allowed to wear my glasses during the performance, but if you ask me they go fabulously with my red bindi.
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