The dance that touches the soul
of oneselves
I’m learning this beautiful dance form
called Bharathanatyam since I’ve been 3 years old. I could never understand or
define what Bharathanatyam did to me. Many students of our danceclass told me,
that dance helped them escaping from their problems. It was a positive
deflection from the real world. They found inner peace and happiness in dance.
But for me, dance has never been a diversion. I remember those days where I was
so unhappy with my life situation and a dark cloud was around me for weeks and
absorbed every positive type of energy impulse from my soul so that I was
trapped in my own darkness. I tried to dance a lot in those times but I still couldn’t
find a positive path. In the opposite - you could really see the pain in my
heart and the tears in my eyes while I was dancing a varnam or worst - a bhavam
piece.
The end of the year 2017 was the period
of perceptions. I finally realised what dance meant to me. It doesn’t heal my
soul but rather It reflects the inner truth of my spirit. Only when this
awareness came up I internally understand the quote
„Dance is the hidden
language of your soul and body.“
