day 2 at dance boot camp

Well, I think I got barely enough sleep and I'm fresh, breakfasted and ready to go for day two. Yesterday was of course amazing, it was all about breaking out of the box, unlearning what we had learnt, and getting the body to "think" in ways it is not used to. I am less incredibly sore today than I thought I'd be, but I think it's more numbness than anything.

The food they feed us here is... well, the very finest of "British cuisine", but we are worked so hard, it actually tastes delicious at the end of the day!

Yesterday, we had yoga with Navtej Johar, a tall, graceful, full-bearded exponent of Bharatanatyam and contemporary and creative expressions. All dancers are from such varying backgrounds in Indian dance, it's quite something to see how everyone learns new moves, and how they go about moving. We then had a body conditioning class with Natasha Bakht, followed by choreographical techniques and then creative expressions with Navtej Johar again. He is quite an amazing teacher. He speaks of the magic of space, of the expression of feeling but not emotion, the nebulousness of the imagination.

Alright, class starts again in 5 minutes, so I had best be off!