A.R. Rahman's Journey to the Oscars - International Indian

BIG FAT INDIAN WEDDING? NO!The International Indian Wedding!a part of it and using anotherbody language. You mix it withtechnique that is diametrically theopposite and you have somethingthat is completely unique.Q: Where do you draw yourinspiration from?A: Indian Contemporary Dancehas a lot to offer thanks to Yoga,Kallari, Folk and Indian classicaldance forms. The country’sdiversity and patterns of people’slives also provide a wide scopeto develop contemporarydance. The energy of a city likeMumbai has something to offerand inspires me a lot when Ichoreograph. ContemporaryDance to me is an idea, a thoughtin motion - from abstract toreal, it offers a wide palette andcomplexity, people and situationsinspire and motivate me to createdance and movement.th16ANNI V ERSARYCity life and the many contradictionsthe country offers, our struggles as adeveloping nation; the several things thatneed change gives room for an individualto ask questions and these questions takethe shape of my dance. It makes methink and in turn the viewer is inspired ormotivated to think....this is what largelyforms the basis of my choreography.Q: Have you had any formal trainingin dance?A: I did two years of HindustaniTerrence Lewisclassical and one year of westernclassical singing as a child. I wasenamored with Indian classical dance and did Kathak for three yearswith a nondescript teacher. At 13, I was spotted by my first teacher, adancer trained in the US who trained me for two years in Jazz Ballet.A busy academic life led me to abandon training for a long time but alsoleft me with a longing to return to dance training. I soon began a difficultsearch and journey, starting from a children’s ballet teacher called VeronicaBalsara to Tushna Dallas, a certified ballet teacher from The Royal BalletSchool. It was a difficult time of no direction or support. Initially, Tushnarefused to train me saying I was too old for ballet, had bow legs and mybody was not suitable. With much convincing I did manage some lessonsFor TII’s exciting free land for subscription offer, please call:Vinod (+971) 4 297 3932 email: vinod.expat@gmail.com