We are going to see her dance today. I played several youtube pieces for her last night. Lakshmi was so restless. It is probably a bad idea to take her along with a lot of friends.
Malavika herself was divine. She was so articulate and brought the dance alive. When she danced to "Thumak Chalat Ramachandra", Lakshmi, Rishika and Esha began to dance. They had a great time. But it probably was not a very good experience to the serious watchers behind.
Her last dance was Mareecha's conflict. If Mareecha did not listen to Ravana and go to trick Ram, he would be killed. If he did go to trick Ram he would be killed. And so he chooses to get killed by Ram. Malavika explained the nuances in dance so well. "Each character breathes differently" she said. She also explained the major actions of all the characters and that brought it alive. I had to tell Lakshmi at each point what was happening. The story seems to have made a great impact on her because she came back home and a few days later drew Ram with a bow and arrow trying to shoot Mareecha the Deer. The picture also had Seetha waiting at the entrance of her hut. The Hut was decorated with a Kolam and peacock was sitting on it.
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