Vivek Kinra has been teaching Crows Feet some of the basics of Bharata Natyam. We did our best but soon discovered why this beautiful dance form takes so many years of intensive study to master.

Sitting deeply into 1st and 2nd plie positions was a bit of a challenge - even more so when we were required to bend our stiff finger joints into extraordinary shapes.

But what an excellent way to develop an appreciation of a different dance style. We will have new insights when we go to see Vivek's forthcoming show 'Anand - Joy in Motion' which celebrates 20 years of his performance work in New Zealand. 

We were privileged at the end of Vivek's workshop to be given a short preview performance of his new show.