As performers, we dream about dance as well. A nightmare is usually when we completely mess up on stage! :-) lets just say I had an elaborate nightmare yesterday. Happy to have woken up and found it wasn’t real . #bharathanatyam #indianclassical #dancer #ardanareeshwarar #bharatanatyamdancer #dreams #bharatanatyam | Rukmini Vijayakumar

38K views · 4.3K reactions | A short clip from my performance from last night.... it was truly magical f r me. Some shows are like that. They open your heart up and allow you to share like you never imagined....  thank you dance for these beautiful moments you offer me repeatedly.... #bharatanatyam #bharatnatyam #indianclassicaldancer #dance #dancer #margazhi #tamil #jathi #carnaticmusic #ardanareeshwara #abhimata #raadhakalpa #bharatanatyamdancer | Rukmini Vijayakumar | Facebook

A Mallari, improvised from beginning to end ..... I had heard the music enough to know the piece well. I then just danced allowing one movement to follow the next, keeping only the physical idea of repetition and simplicity in mind, while allowing the rhythm to lead. Full version on YouTube https://youtu.be/3HqpbB-RJhc VIDEO CREDITS @vivianambrose MUSIC CREDITS Album: Kauthuvam & Mallari Produced by: Kalakriya Vocals: @preethy.mahesh Released by: Priyadarshini Govind #bharatanatyam #dancer #mall