aaratrika / august 2008 1 - Moscow Durga Puja Association

Hello friends, I am Andrews Saju.
I study in Class 2. I have a few hobbies
but yoga I like the most. I can do following
asanas: Shirshasana, Mayurasana,
Chakrasana, Baddhapadmaasana,
Dhanushasana, Gokarshasana, Padmasana,
Vajrasana.
you know he asked me to sing along
with him?
SWATI DASH
Class 6
You know what? I was learning Kathak
and Hip-Hop together even though
they are very different. Some steps of
Hip-Hop are like Punjabi Dance. Unfortunately
I gave up learning Hip-Hop but
I continue to learn Kathak.
Slava with parents Nadezhda & Dmitri
in Ustadji's Moscow Conservatory
workshop in summer 2006
SOM SHEKHAR HOTA
Class 4
Choreography - I started dancing when
I was 6 years old by watching dances
in movies. I myself choreograph my
dances. My parents encouraged me too.
I like dancing as it is a good exercise
and looks graceful.
JOJO
(Sanjay Tauvy,(JoJo) is 12 and studies
in the French school in Singapore).
Glideboard is a sport that I discovered
this summer on the Italian coast. Similar
to a surfboard, the difference is that one
needs only a thin film of water to ride
the board as opposed to high waves
that the surfboard requires.
KARTHIK P. NAIR
Class 6
Once, while I was flipping over the TV
channels, I saw 2 guys playing some
sort of game. My mother told me that
the game is called Lawn Tennis. I got
so excited that my father bought me a
small racket and I started playing when
I was 5 years old. My parents encouraged
me a lot. Last year I worked hard
SLAVA POZNYAKOV
Class 4
Now that I am ten years old I am learning
to play the oboe. I go to my musical
school thrice a week. I also learn the
theory of music. Before this I used to
play the recorder (a kind of fipple flute)
and piano. Along with my parents, I
often listen to sarod, shehnai and vocal
Indian Classical music. My most memorable
day - when I attended the music
class with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. Do
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