"Left, right...left, right...left, right", my dance instructor seemingly chanted every morning since the day I turned five years old. For ten years, I had been pursuing the art of Bharatanatyam, an ancient Indian classical dance form. While I had trained rigorously over the course of this time period, the tenth year in particular was most physically and mentally challenging as it was the year I would perform my "Aarangetram", which would mark the completion of my formal training and which would stand as my on-stage dance debut as a professional dancer.
Although I was quite used to training for two hours daily, preparing for my Aarangetram required a significant more amount of time and effort. While earlier, each dance piece was about three to four minutes long, they were now seven to eight minutes long, which was surprising and exhausting. I spent nearly three to four hours at the dance studio every day, learning new skills and techniques, and attempting to perfect the art form.
The extensive time I spent dancing allowed me to become more aware of my strengths and weaknesses in Bharatanatyam. I found that while I could learned things quite quickly and was motivated, I lacked the stamina required to do the Aarangetram, which was a continuous four-hour performance. Thus, I spent hours together improving upon my stamina doing various activities including hitting the gym, running every morning, eating healthy, and of course, dancing till I dropped.
Eventually, on the day of my Aarangetram, I was able to complete my on-stage debut with a smile on my face due to the many hours of practice and commitment. If words could describe the experience, I would say it was simply amazing!
Learning outcomes achieved:
1. Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth
2. Undertaking new challenges
3. Showing perseverance and commitment
4. Developing new skills
Although I was quite used to training for two hours daily, preparing for my Aarangetram required a significant more amount of time and effort. While earlier, each dance piece was about three to four minutes long, they were now seven to eight minutes long, which was surprising and exhausting. I spent nearly three to four hours at the dance studio every day, learning new skills and techniques, and attempting to perfect the art form.
The extensive time I spent dancing allowed me to become more aware of my strengths and weaknesses in Bharatanatyam. I found that while I could learned things quite quickly and was motivated, I lacked the stamina required to do the Aarangetram, which was a continuous four-hour performance. Thus, I spent hours together improving upon my stamina doing various activities including hitting the gym, running every morning, eating healthy, and of course, dancing till I dropped.
Eventually, on the day of my Aarangetram, I was able to complete my on-stage debut with a smile on my face due to the many hours of practice and commitment. If words could describe the experience, I would say it was simply amazing!
Learning outcomes achieved:
1. Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth
2. Undertaking new challenges
3. Showing perseverance and commitment
4. Developing new skills
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