A Treat for Our Staff

Last Friday evening the Raleigh India staff were lucky enough to receive some private tuition in the traditional Indian dance called Bharatanatyam, which is the classical form here in Southern India.

It is a form of dance which has evolved over many centuries in the temples of Southern India. Using a combination of nritya (pure dance) and mudras (hand gestures) the dancer will communicate a story or meaning to the audience.

The session began with an introduction to the history of the dance and some gentle yoga exercises to warm up, however, as soon as the dancing began our muscles were stretched to the full and our minds had to focus in order to follow the complex and physically demanding routine.

It certainly worked up a sweat but was fantastic fun and as you can see from the photos we were

all eager to join in.