Under her leadership, Nrityagram continues to be what it always has been, but more so: a dance haven, self-contained and single-minded in its focus, at a remove from a chaotic and sometimes frightening world. At 10:30 am, dance class begins, starting with exercises that target one kind of movement and then another — sharp and fast, slow and supple, low to the ground, up in the air, and more. These days, that happens over Zoom, though everyone agrees that it’s not good for conveying the nuances of dance. That makes for at least six hours of dancing each day (except Mondays, their day off), plus conditioning. “There is the sense of extending yourself beyond just yourself.”What the dancers of Nrityagram have gained, most of all, is time.

Source: bd News24 October 09, 2020 06:45 UTC