Lisa wrote:
"Imagine an American inspiring genuine laughter from people of other cultures, not because of ignorance, but because of playfulness."

LOL----this is quite a concept...


Lisa also wrote:
Matt's doing something powerful-- not only is he sharing his energy in the various geographies-- he's being himself regardless of the environment. The clip to me is a visual lesson, a reminder that while the scenes change around us, it's about continuing to dance our dance-- that's a prayer.

it could not have been said better, lisa...your words are inspiration in and of itself.
;-)

How could people around him NOT join in?

Natya Dance Theatre
www.natya.com/-pages/-frames/video.html

Meera Varma:
homepage.mac.com/studio160...ter34.html
Watching this clip is a different experience than I've felt when watching other Bharata Natyam dancers live or on video. I can't quite put a finger on what it is, though I do have an idea. The clip seems a bit visually distorted, which doesn't help.

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Regarding the Medha Hari clips (this link was posted earlier regarding the ; www.medhahari.com):
This has me curious about her birth year.

Reviewer: Dr.Vasudevan - - July 13, 2004
Subject: Masterful and inspired rendering
This child prodigy, despite being only 13 years old, is already an accomplished master who demonstrates the most complex technique that 99% of professional Bharata Natyam dancers cannot reproduce. Besides the refined technique, the performance is imbibed with the divine inspiration, which is so rare these days.

And: R. Demchuk
Unique streaming videos of the rare Vazhuvoor and Pandanallur styles of Bharata natyam danced by a young Bharata natyam virtuoso who is widely believed to be the incarnation of one of the 26 apsaras (heavenly dancers). These are some clips from the collection of high-quality Bharata Natyam video on this Bharata Natyam dancer's web site, that gives one an idea of the sacred temple dancers' (devadasis') tradition (sadir) that is still alive in the contemporary renderings of Bharata-natyam...
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Slipping in links to two sites with good pics and info.

French site, Bharata Natyam slide show, Diaporama: myweb.vector.ch/dubey/

Very good site from a the New Zealand school Rachana Natyalaya. www.rachananatyalaya.com/ No video clips, but nice pages of hand gestures with explanations for each, etc.

I know, I cried a little, too. I don't know what it is about that, but it's so inspiring and joyful!

Very nice belly dance fragment of Ariellah Aflalo!

www.ariellah.com/Video/misscherry.avi

I can't believe it! I've wathced this video half a dozen times (I never get tired of it and it never fails to make me laugh or cry) and I had never even NOTICED the giraffe before! Geez, how could I have missed it? Thanks for pointing it out!

np glad you enjoyed!

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www.archive.org/details/bharata-natyam

bharata-natyam link...

Sorry guys, that doesn't seem to work either.
I don't know what happened to that link, a few minutes ago I was able to watch a really cool video.

If you want to see a(nother) videoclip anyway, go directly to his website:

www.b-boyjunior.com/

and click on videos. Download the file and play it.
This boy is really gooooooood, he's been dancing since age five!

Ha! At least i know where to look if i need to hook up with local hotties!!!

I swear, next time i'm out up town, i'll be keeping an eye out for those girls!!!

Well, something different. He does have some moves goin' on!

www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2684814

Here's another over-the-top b-boy clip:
www.ebaumsworld.com/awesomeb...ncer.html

Missing a few vertebrae is she?
That was so extreme, it had me undulating in my chair!
Ever notice how when you see someone move so good it makes you also move involuntarily?

*ouch*
*chills*

THAT was my next question. Tried to look him up on the internet and couldn't find it. Anyone know the venue that he was performing in? Possibly do they have this sort of event often? That would be my next question. Thanks Chialynn.

<snicker> ok, wrong time of my day to read. How could i have missed that? 8)
Sorry.

www.youtube.com/results

tribalclips from youtube