Diwali Dance (2017) - Creativity & Activity

Indian Cultural Dance For Diwali Festival 

Firstly, dancing has never been my forte every since I was a little kid, it has always made me feel conscious as I was always bad, would either dance too slow, not be able to remember the moves or just couldn't do some dance moves other people could do. The challenges I faced while practicing this dance with my friends are that, I felt pressured in a way to be able to do it as nicely as everyone else and not mess it up. The benefits are that now I am more open to try different activities related to dance, such as Latin dance. This activity showed me the variety of skills I could have if I put myself out there more and tried to participate in different types of activities. The commitment I put in during rehearsals, I have definitely improved and it's a new skill I have gained.

I have been able to work alongside, my friends, classmates and other students in school and have found that they are very supportive and help me when I don't understand or can't do a certain dance move, it has made me feel less nervous about dancing. I have now learnt how to work as part of a team as I've had issues with this before and from now on will try to do more teamwork.

This Indian dance itself, has shown me the cultural aspects of Indian music as we had to learn the dance moves they usually do and understand the lyrics of the song. Me and my friends will be performing this dance during the Diwali festival our school are celebrating and it's very nerve wrecking to me but this is an opportunity for me to experience a different style of dancing and to perform a dance in front of people. The exploration of the Indian culture was very inspiring, all around the world people from different nationalities need to be more open-minded to participate in activities that are rooted from a different culture so we can all accept each others interesting cultural backgrounds.