Saturday, December 5, 2009

New York ...

The theme of the conference, 'Finding Home: Pathways to belonging' kept manifesting in my experience for the rest of my stay in New York.


After the conference, I visited with my friend, Mohan Kulasingam, who used to be my dance partner during dance performances, a very long time ago. He is my first male dance partner and is a wonderful dancer and yoga teacher. It was great to see him after such a long time. Although many years went by, reconnecting with him felt so natural and in a way, I felt 'at home'.



He took me to watch Ms Mary Anthony's dance class. It was one of the many highlights of my trip. Ms. Mary Anthony is one of the pioneers of modern dance and is now 93 years old.




















She was conducting the dance class and even did the the class warm ups with her students. I felt honoured, by just being in her presence and watching her in action! T
he dancer in me was in complete admiration and awe with her! She exuded radiance and had a quiet, gentle and yet, powerful command over the class. I could see and feel the high level of respect the dancers has of Ms Mary Anthony. She has a brilliant radiance about her. It was the most inpiring moments of my trip!