Dance Your Science, Feb.2021
Bacteria, Virus, Vaccination – have you always wondered what they exactly are? Would you love the children to learn them in a fun way? More… Read More »Dance Your Science, Feb.2021
Bacteria, Virus, Vaccination – have you always wondered what they exactly are? Would you love the children to learn them in a fun way? More… Read More »Dance Your Science, Feb.2021
The importance of posture training in dance lessons In my many years of teaching experience I’ve seen time and again that students tense up in… Read More »Body Posture
Why is breathing relevant? There are some aspects in dance that the student has to get to know and integrate into the training from the… Read More »Breathing in Bharata Natyam
In its present form, Bharata Natyam can’t be clearly assigned to known categories such as “ritual dance” or “secular dance” (LIECHTENHAN 2000:9) because, ideologically, it… Read More »What is Bharata Natyam?
The area of conflict of the modern Bharata Natyam dancer This blog is a revised excerpt from: Bansal-Tönz, Scharmila: Examinations of the songs of Purandaradāsa… Read More »Teaching tradition or traditional teaching?
On 20 July 2018, one of the great Mridangam artists of classical South Indian music died. B. K. Chandramouli was a member of a great… Read More »In memory of B.K. Chandramouli
“Good for body and mind” is a common slogan that you read on flyers or posters advertising dance classes. But there is more to this… Read More »Dancing for the brain
Ideal Nritta training How we use our body in dance is a topic which occupies my thoughts on and off. Especially in recent times, in… Read More »Expressiveness in Bharata Natyam
A few months ago, I saw the movie “Dancer” about the young ballet dancer Sergei Polunin. The film touched me deeply. I was on the… Read More »The joy of dancing
The tendency of hyper lordosis in Bharata Natyam basic posture A dancer can often be recognized in his or her daily life attitude. Trained dancers… Read More »Hollow back
The dangerous game with fire The way in which Bharata Natyam is taught in dance schools is sometimes a mystery to me. With the pretext… Read More »Children’s Dance Education and Bharata Natyam
Thoughts on the rootedness of Bharata Natyam outside India The current globalization and multimedia networking of art and artists challenges all the participants greatly, though… Read More »A question of style