Look to the light!
A day in the pool with @vivianambrose
#pool #water #underwater #sunlight #freedive #looktothelight
The one thing I need the most is “sleep” nowadays! Im back home and back to my training, but I didn’t have much sleep over the last few days, so I had a very drab training session yesterday.
Though @somyarout2806 was pushing me as usual, I wasn’t able to function at maximum capacity.
But amidst everything- it’s important to just “show up”. Consistently is the key not thing that ensures progress.
Each day is different and the body does respond with the right rest and recovery. There maybe times that I just need to take off, but at other times it’s important to be there and work – even if it is at half capacity.
There’s a balance between knowing when to take off and when to push through on a day where you’re me maybe tired. Everyone needs to be able to find that balance.
(Here’s me on a brighter day than yesterday. I didn’t look quite so rested yesterday. )
Photo @vivianambrose
#rest #sleep #training #dancerlife
The one thing I need the most is “sleep” nowadays! Im back home and back to my training, but I didn’t have much sleep over the last few days, so I had a very drab training session yesterday.
Though @somyarout2806 was pushing me as usual, I wasn’t able to function at maximum capacity.
But amidst everything- it’s important to just “show up”. Consistently is the key not thing that ensures progress.
Each day is different and the body does respond with the right rest and recovery. There maybe times that I just need to take off, but at other times it’s important to be there and work – even if it is at half capacity.
There’s a balance between knowing when to take off and when to push through on a day where you’re me maybe tired. Everyone needs to be able to find that balance.
(Here’s me on a brighter day than yesterday. I didn’t look quite so rested yesterday. )
Photo @vivianambrose
#rest #sleep #training #dancerlife
Look what my iPhone made. A BTS video of shooting “Srishti” . Think it’s time for another one of these… @vivianambrose
Might release this 40 minute film as dance episodes on YouTube soon …. Wait for it 😊
#shiva #throwback #findingshiva #srishti #devi #shiva #parvati
Floating in air between the sky and water ….. I wish I led life like this photo…. Flying through everything with ease… 🙂
Photo @vivianambrose
#jump #ocean #sky #bluesky #dancer #dancerlife #suspend #levitate #indiandance #indiandancer
Just a quick improvisation to this beautiful music ….
We were filming something… and when I’m dressed decently, I usually try to do a quick improv to music that I’ve enjoyed to share with all of you.
Hope you enjoy! Don’t worry about the bits that are cut off… I’ll repost again as a “post” … it wasn’t shot as a reel
Video @vivianambrose
I love the slowness in this portion of the Varnam. It gives me space for the internal thoughts of the character.
When I watch a video after a performance…. There are some times that I see it and go…. “Oh! I didn’t realise that I was that fast, or I didn’t know it looked so clean” but these times are very few. Most of the times I look at the video and I go “arm didn’t stretch fully. Why did my shoulder go up there? I should have gone lower. Why didn’t my leg finish? My heel is not fully up.” Etc
Both are good… and both contribute to my progress…
I just think that it’s always important to stay humble with the art. No matter how much one knows…. No one knows it all.
#learning #gettingbettereveryday #bharatanatyam #charukeshi #varnam #carnatic #indiandance
Just having some fun …. 😊
Met @bigaider in the graffiti park.
Video by @iconique_dreams
#dancer #bharatanatyamlondon #london #graffiti #bharatanatyam #indiandancer #classicaldance #skateboard
I’ve been spending a lot of time with Kong. Training him with the help of my trainer @santhosh_powerstar and also learning a lot online, and making many things up myself. (Thaachi, crawling under the table, kiss, hug, box jumps, etc 🙄)
Kong is very reactive to strangers when I’m around, so it’s been a Herculean task to get him to ignore triggers like dogs, people who come too close, scooters etc.
He’s totally fine with people and even dogs when I’m not there, but he’s hyper alert and extremely reactive when I’m there. Without really researching and trying different things, Kong could have turned out to be an extremely aggressive dog, but he’s not. He’s gentle, loving and extremely protective.
The effort to make him calm, and feel safe after he lost his brother and got really anxious has come from my whole family, Santhosh, as well as the househelp. Everyone is kind and loving to Kong and he’s getting better with strangers – slowly and steadily.
Meanwhile, we just have fun playing with him at home because he’s the kindest sweetest cuddly fur baby.
If any of you are planning on getting a dog – please remember that it’s a lot of work and that you need the time to keep them happy and active. They are pack animals and it’s inhumane to tie them up all day or to leave them alone all day. It breaks their spirit.
#dogsofinstagram #gsd #germanshepherd #tryingnewthings #doglover #dogmom #gsdofinstagram
Day 37: #100daysofinnergrowth there was a book that I read a long time ago. I can’t really remember the name or the author. But it said something about “choosing to be kind over being right” . I understood the action itself, but didn’t realise what it meant with respect to arriving at that action.
In order for one to act with kindness when there is emotion involved, it takes a lot of self awareness and detachment from the situation.
Something I’ve really been striving towards. I definitely don’t get this distance and awareness all the time…. Closer the situation- harder it gets.
But I’m trying!
Another from @vivianambrose in the underwater series
#innergrowth #selfawareness #growth #tryingtobebetter #emotions #thoughts #actions #spirituality
Second one in the poser series …. 😁
Spent all day rehearsing … choreographing. My brain is fried. I don’t really have anything wise to say 😁
Photo @soozanapvan
#dancerlife #dance #indiandance #bharatanatyam #bharatnatyam #indiandance
Posing for no reason…. Finished dancing and was smiling for @soozanapvan ‘s camera …
#dancerlife #saree #fornoreason #dancer #bluesaree #graffiti #london
Heat makes you lose stamina like almost nothing else does. It was hot during this outdoor performance and my costume was drenched by the time the Tillana began.
I always believe that we prepare for the worst conditions, not for the best. It’s easier to dance in an air conditioned studio with sprung wooden floors, wearing a light fabric salwar. It’s a whole other thing to dance outdoors in 35 degrees, on a carpeted stage, in silks.
We can always make excuses for when things go wrong… but I tell my students that there will always be something wrong. Practise prepares us to dance despite many things not being conducive to have a perfect performance. We just have to dance… and be in the moment and enjoy it, trusting that our practice will carry us through.
Tillana from a recent performance with @raghuramvocals @shyam_rhythmgam @karthik_vydhatri and Mahesha swamy
And ofcourse my coach @somyarout2806 ♥️
#bharatanatyam #tillana #improvise #vasantotsavam #templefestival #indiandancer
Dancing for no reason…. As a hectic performance season begins this week… I’m cherishing the quiet moments – in the studio, sitting on the balcony, talking with friends, playing with my dog, drinking tea…. Stretching after training… or just hanging with family.
Bracing myself for the months ahead! Lots of performances…. Look out for a city near you.
My calendar is on my website…
www.dancerukmini.com
And also on links in my bio
#bharatanatyam #lovethissong #malayalam #indiandance #justforfun #dancewithyourheart
Had such a lovely time in london the past week with my students at the Las intensive and also after classes…
Had an amazing time shooting with @soozanapvan and @iconique_dreams as well ♥️
#London #dancer #bharatanatyam #lasintensive #dance #indiandance #indianclassicaldance #indiandancers #londondancer #raadhakalpa
A small clipping from my recent performance in Thrissur for the Vasantotsavam
With @raghuramvocals @karthik_vydhatri @shyam_rhythmgam and Mahesha swamy
#bharatanatyam #ardanarishwara #ardhanareeswara #shiva #parvati #devi #temple #kerala #templefestival
My favourite place in my dance studio, for some quiet and tea.
Love the seasons when the bougainvillea has flowered.
Photo @vivianambrose
#teatime #rest #quiet #breaktime
10th June , performance in Sydney , Sydney music festival , by swaralaya fine arts
11th June, workshop , Sydney
For registration
Meera Joy – +61425210985 , [email protected]
Details are in the links in my bio. Or you can check for my full calendar on www.dancerukmini.com
#bharatanatyam #indiandance #sydneymusicfestival #indiandanceaustralia #bharatanatyamsydney
An old picture… from about 17 years ago… can anyone tell?
Seems like just yesterday 😊
#time #passing #throwback #red #denim
I saw this on some police and military videos 🤣 so I thought I’d try it with Kong.
First day trying this…. so he kept going “she’s nuts. I know an easier way around”
But then he trusted me when I gave him better treats 🤣
Watch till the end!
#kong #adventureswithkong #gsd #gsdlife #dogmom #itstheweekend
There’s my travelling bindi off on its adventures after dancing for a while again…. I’ve tried sticking my bindi with eyelash glue… but I’ve realised that it has a mind of its own. It goes where it wants after the first 45 mins of dancing… this day was no different 😂
It’s just begun to travel…
Last one in this series of post dance laughter with @soozanapvan
#dance #bindi #adventures #bharatanaatyam #indiandance #joy #joyofdance #london #graffitipark #saree
I’m releasing “Srishti” as an episodic dance theater series on Raadha Kalpa’s YouTube channel. The prologue releases today and every Monday thereafter one episode will release.
Look out for it on Raadha Kalpa’s YouTube channel. This is an excerpt from the first episode.
A dance film that depicts the story of Shiva and Parvati
Support @aimforseva . The film was commissioned by aim for seva.
A Raadha Kalpa Production
CREDITS
Direction, Choreography & Script: Rukmini Vijayakumar
Music Composition: Dr Rajkumar Bharathi
Music direction & Arrangement: Sai shravanam
Director of Photography: Vivian Ambrose
Audio produced at Resound India
Editing : Vivian Ambrose & Rukmini Vijayakumar
Colour: Vivian Ambrose
MUSIC
Vocals: Keerthana Vaidyanathan & Srikanth Gopalakrishnan
Mridangam: Guru Bharadwaj
Tabla: Ganapathy S
Keyboard: Sai Shravanam
Veena: Bhavani Prasad
Flute: Navin
#shiva #parvati #bharatanatyam
#srishti #indiandance #shivapurana #vedanta
Just the glow after dancing all morning 🙂
Posing for @soozanapvan while @iconique_dreams caught this indulgence 😊 (in london last week)
#london #laughter #saree #poser #dancer #actor #indiandancer #bluesaree #happy #glow
Kong’s favourite game. “search”! He can find anything that I hide. And he loves playing…
Kong learns things fast. Really fast. But he is overprotective and anxious with strangers. We’ve been working on that a lot and he’s progressively gotten better in the past few months. ♥️ will share more about Kong’s training in the weeks following.
(I’ll still continue to share about my dance training 😁 but I’ll just be adding Kong to the mix)
#gsd #germanshepherd #search #dogmom #gsdlove #smartdog
