For danseuse Ameena Shanavas, dance is a way of life that is not confined by any barrier

For danseuse Ameena Shanavas, dance is a way of life that is not confined by any barrier

The girl who used to sneak away from home as a child to dance and participate in recitals, does not remember when she grew up to become a confident performer. For Ameena Shanavas, dance is life and each performance is a validation of her goal to become a full-fledged danseuse.   After a recent Mohiniyattam […]

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Senior women are taking to dance as they discover the benefits of movement

Senior women are taking to dance as they discover the benefits of movement

Clockwise from bottom left: Binu Harikumar, Usha Mohan, Radhika Mijulal and Lakshmi Vishwanathan, dancers at Dharani School of Performing Arts in Kochi, Kerala | Photo Credit: Special arrangement “The moment of seniors taking to dance has come,” says Geetha Mathen. In 2006 she founded Natya Vyayaama in Kochi to encourage older women to dance and […]

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