Come dance with us....

Moumita

Sanchita

Happy World's Dance Day readers! While getting ready to shoot for a fun dance project we thought it would be nice to share our looks for the day and our journey with dance with you. 

"We dance for laughter,
We dance for tears,

We dance for madness,

We dance for fears,

We dance for hopes,

We dance for cries,

We are the dancers,

We create dreams." 

                                           Albert Einstein

Yes! Einstein had perfectly described what dance means to us. Its our way of expressing ourselves better. Its a conversation between our body and soul. We believe, you don't have to be trained conventionally to be a dancer, but you have to be one at heart.
Ma recalls, Moumita and me started dancing to her songs in our cribs. Ma was our first teacher. Summer afternoons on the terrace dancing with her on "মন  মোর মেঘের সঙ্গী "(a popular Rabindrasangeet).....bliss that used to be. Ma never pursued dance as she never got any opportunity but always loved it from the core of her heart... but instilled the love for it in us.
 Even though  we loved dancing and started our training at very tender age, our initial years were filled with inferiority and fear of failure.We used to be so embarrassed when Baba Ma boasted on our dancing skills in public and asked us "তোমরা একটু নেচে দেখাও তো " ("can you show them few of your dance steps!"). We were so conscious of tripping, forgetting steps and going out of rhythm. But we kept going and they kept proudly boasting about us 😊.

Gradually, we could rise above our timidness and fall in love with freedom dance used to give us. The rhythm it imparted to our souls and feet. It gave us confidence, a mean to channel our emotions.  Dance became the sole companion lonely and depressed nights. Neither of us grew up to be the most successful extraordinary dancers, but dance has liberated us, it helped us to go beyond where we thought we could go. Who cares about the rest huh !!!

Us through the years 

Our dance gurus and friends...leave a comment if you can spot us

We have kept dancing all these years, be it only for ourselves in our living rooms or for others on stage. Our Gurus, friends and family have always encouraged us to continue our passion and their support continues to make the journey blissful.

So many of us are self conscious, we prefer to live in our cocoons and never know our true selves. Its important for us to take that first step towards what we like doing, to win over that fear of judgement, to shed off the shyness, to express our emotions. It might not be a smooth journey initially but persistence and practice makes it a fulfilling one. Not everyone of us will have to be a topper in whatever we do, life is too short for that kind of race. But as long as you appreciate your own effort, you feel content and have fun...that's what matters. Come, lets not look at your feet, lets not know who's judging, lets just dance...dancers don't need wings to fly.

Outfit Details: As per the requirement of the shoot, we draped plain simple Kanjeevaram sarees.Both the Sarees are from Adi Dhakeshwari Bastralaya. We paired them with contrast blouses,  Sanchita's brocade Blouse is from Heritage, City Center, Moumita's Kantha Blouse is from Karukriti, Shantiniketan. We accessorized the look with simple gold jewelry from N.P. Jewellers, Kolkata. Kept our makeups to be minimum for the summer afternoons and some flowers to bring in the freshness.

Try this look: Its a very comfortable casual saree look. You can easily sport it for an day time function, lunch invites, in-home gatherings, Rabindra Jayanti morning. or when you wish to dance on your own 😊