October 1

Wednesday's class, I felt, was very productive in terms of learning Bharatanatyam. I really like having both Kalyani and Ravali teach this part because they both bring their individual styles to the dance. I also liked breaking up into two groups; we were able to receive individual attention and improve. Guru Francis's favorite jati is also my favorite. I'm excited to learn more of the combinations. I think learning the combinations helps me remember the individual steps. I'm definitely a fan of the head movements too; when I was younger, my older sister and I would always do those head movements after watching classical performances at culture shows (just because it was fun), and now I actually get to use them :)