5 tips to stay healthy & get fit in the new year!

1) START WITH A FRUIT
Fruits are not only high in fiber but also contain antioxidants. Eating a fruit first thing in the morning is also a good way not to give your stomach "too much load" to digest. You don't run a marathon as soon as you wake up in the morning, you would rather warm up before you do. So think of the fruit as your warm-up, have your breakfast 20mins after your warm up meal!

                                   

                                                                                             2) GO VEGAN 
(or at least Vegetarian) 
Save the animals, save yourself! Meat (animal flesh) takes anywhere between 1 to 3 days to digest. So you are wasting that much more energy on digesting food when it could be used elsewhere. Fruits, vegetables , grains and nuts take not more than 3 to 4 hours to digest. Apart from your body doing so much less work, you are also saving some poor animals from your carnal desires.Click here to know more.

                                                

3) HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH
Cup both your hands like the image to your left. Imagine there are 2 more hands above, closing the gap acting like a lid. This is the amount you should be eating per meal. 

4) DANCE 
Take up on that new year resolution and learn that new dance style you always wanted to know! Sign up for Belly dance, Salsa, Hip- hop, Contemporary, Bharatnatyam or Kathak. Not only does dancing give you a feel good factor, it also helps you burn those calories to get into shape!

5) MEDITATE
Even if it is for 10 minutes in the day. Apart from having a lot of benefits,  it calms you down and increases your focus. Its not something you do only when you're 60, its cool to meditate! 

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DANCE DANCE DISCOUNT!!!

    So if you are wondering what the hype is all about....why i am making such a big hue and cry about this discount, when i say you get to learn to dance for Rs.49 only, will you believe me???

    So here you have an irresistible offer, you just cannot cannot ignore...You get 3 classes of Salsa, Bollywood, or Contemporary, or all three dance styles...for just a measly sum of Rs.49! It is not a typo, it is Rs.49!!! If you still do not believe this offer, click here or call us at 9619816747!! Its a whole 93% off on dance classes....

    Gone are the days when you call up dance school no:1 and ask..."Hello, i would like to join your Salsa Class, ummm, How much do you charge??? *Oh $$$$!!! Are you kidding me!* Ok ummm...il let you know!"

   Then you decide to try your other option,call dance school no:2..."Hello, i would like to join your dance class, what are the charges??  *Oh $$$$* Ok Thank you, il call you back", considering its not a necessity its a want for you, you would rather not dance than spend "so much money" and dance at all.....

Even if you never wanted to learn dance, with such a huge discount, you would pirouette your way into this dance class!!

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Interpreting Dance v/s Gymnastics.

   Thanks to the advent of the popular International Dance Show, So you think you can Dance, there has been increased awareness about how many varied dance forms and styles exist from the Viennese Waltz to Krumping! It has brought along with it many other reality dance shows, such as our very own Dance India Dance or the kids dance "talent" show Chak Dhoom Dhoom.

   What interests me while being witness to a performance is how the dancers use their bodies to make it look aesthetic. By aesthetic I do not mean holding a rope and swinging on it like Tarzan and Jane! Yes it is difficult, you need a lot of muscular strength and power to be able to even hold on to the rope for dear life, but is that dance?  The Indian dance shows bring out wonderful talents but somewhere leave me disappointed. The Indian choreographers today feel the need to display how dancers can be a Superman or a Powerpuff Girl, after a small song and dance sequence, they are made to swing through the forests on their ropes, performing various stunts that you also can watch at a circus! No offence to performances or shows where you have to score points to win. But if you just compare the Indian Shows with the International counterparts, you can feel the insecurity among the Indian Choreographers/Dancers! There is a need to show- off!

    Moving on....The word "Contemporary" has opened a Pandora's box as far as Dance and Movement is concerned. Even a flick of a wrist seems to be a beautifully crafted dance movement. I came across a beautiful piece of choreography. 2 Dancers. No props. Just their bodies.Watch..... 

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/pilobolus_perform_symbiosis.html

  Right from the beginning from the time his hand slides out to gently clasp her hair, you see her beautifully moving into his lap and you know instantly that this piece will showcase strength. Its the amazing transition of movements, even when there is someone sitting on your back (the way kids want to play Ghoda Gadi) and you still have that ability to move through the floor so effortlessly. That for me is strength in dance. It is that peaceful internal strength that makes me want to watch a dancer perform. They are trying to convey a story or meaning through their movement. The beauty of it being that it is open to interpretation! 

  My mother once watched a contemporary dance performance with me. At the end of the performance she looked at me and said " I din't understand anything!" , which made me wonder why she felt the need to intellectualize the performance. Now when I think of it, I realise, in Indian Classical Dances such as Bharatnatyam, there are specific mudras or gestures, that signify a particular emotion, animal or thing. Accompanied by facial expressions, it might not be too difficult to decipher when the dancer is expressing happiness or surprise or sadness. On the other hand, along with very slight facial expressions, in most contemporary pieces, the Body does the talking. It is therefore, what you perceive, what you imagine and what you feel during the piece, which makes it a very personal experience.