A gruelling Saturday morning(the usual) and I`m knackered by the end of my fourth class (Callanetics with Yana). Onto social media for the summer camp that`s running at The Foundation and I find myself being pulled aside and into the studio by my teacher, quite urgently. Not one to doubt authority, but even this seems absurd considering there is a …
The Flooring Propaganda: What`s all the fuss about?
Meniscus tears, slipped discs and ligaments sprains are all too common in dance, a direct result of the body absorbing the shock of landing. A floor could mean anything or nothing to a lot of people. Not to a dancer though. A far cry from the simple surface that one would use to tread on, a dancer is very much …
Walking the tight rope – a dancer’s note by Shifa Ali
When we were kids, our parents always said, ‘Be who you want to be’. And some of us, like me, believed them without a sliver of doubt. I always imagined that the world is my oyster, that I am capable of anything and everything and so did my parents. The only difference was that their understanding of success and my …