Bridging Dance Communities in Brooklyn South

 Bridging Dance Communities in Brooklyn South

I represented DanceWave for an event in Brooklyn, "Bridging Dance Communities in Brooklyn South" where I worked with 15 NYC Department of Education dance teachers. I led a short lecture and then guide participants through movements and a discussion on the cultural context of Bharatanatyam. 
Participants discussed cross-cultural connections, such as hand gestures or body movements between latin dance, Thai dance, and Indian dance. On the ability to create new gestures with Bharatanatyam, participants created a hasta for "Brooklyn South"! 
After my  session, participants explored and shared ways of community building in their dance classrooms with other dance educators.