Autobiographical piece - Years of dance

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Mohini Yagnik

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AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PIECE
YEARS OF DANCE

Since the first day that I can recall, I have been influenced by music. But what is music? To me, music is everything that can be. Music is romantic and holy. Music is the essence of life. Wherever we go, we hear music – without it, humankind would be something quite beyond our knowledge. Music is an element in my life that cannot be eliminated – as bedtime treats, I used to not only be read stories, but my mother used to sing to me as well. I have sat in front of the television and watched the magic of Disney, where music is the heart of it all. Yet my real passion for music came when I was five and went on my first holiday. India introduced me to the world of Asian film and art, which I had never seen before, only heard of. Today, Indian music and film is recognized in England, however, a few years ago, this was not so. My trip presented me with the most interesting, movies, dances and music. On return, I decided that I wanted to make dance a part of my life and take it to a point where I would be able to do performances. My dream and fantasy since, has been to be so good in my dancing that it would enable me to qualify for a place in the same film industry that gave me the incentive in the first instance.

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I enquired into many Indian classical dance schools, but found that these did not seem very interesting to me. The vigour and energy that I had seen were not present in the classical dances and the idea of learning a single step of Kathak or Bharat-Natiyam for months did not appeal to me. I searched for a modern dance school, and as I did, my view of how to confront my target changed. My mother has a lot of musical background and has the experience of live performances and concerts. She began training me for my first performance – a ...

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