My dance teacher and buddies now feel like an extended family. We share a common bond... the love for dance... for Kathak. Today, I learnt about an episode this weekend where one of the dancer's father passed away unexpectedly. She found out about it while she was in the green room few seconds before the start of the show. Her father suffered a silent heart attack while he was at home getting ready to see his daughter perform. The cops made a courtesy visit to drive the mother and daughter from the auditorium to their home. The other dancers and my teacher were helpless, they had to continue the show and pretend as if nothing happened. As performers, they owe it to their audience. While the dancers were balling their eyes out behind the curtains, they embraced their spirit as a professional dancer the moment they stepped on the stage.
It seems cruel to me, but I guess, the show must go on...
Wish her family recovers from this loss.
Wish her family recovers from this loss.
