Svetana Kanwar never ceases to amaze us with her dancing prowess. She shares with us her precious relationship with dance and the secret of her thrilling performance in Country of Bodies.
Do I dance because it makes happy? Not always. My relationship with dance is like any other. No relationship is perfect, we all know this very well from experience. There are days when you think its just not worth it and then there are days when its the most wonderful thing that ever happened to you. It has its ups , its downs, its bad, its goods. But you need to commit yourself, surrender completely, trust and give all that you have. Most of all u have to give it Time , have patience and not give up when things are not as good.
I dance because I love to, I dance because I want to. I can be exactly who I am when I dance. No holding back, doing something extra or being diplomatic. My emotions, however strong they are find a way out when the rhythm of the music and my heartbeat become one and my body just flows, sometimes creating motion that just magically fits.
When shooting for ‘Country of Bodies’ at the furniture market at Jogeshwari, I was so nervous, so many people just standing around staring. But as I shut my eyes and felt my character, felt her pain, nobody mattered anymore. My body danced to the music, rolling , lying ,bathing in the mud. Not even noticing th dirt, the stones, the splinters lying around. That day was one of the most amazing experiences of my dance life and taught me so much , my relationship with dance translated into something deeper. You can never take dance away from me, its embedded inside my veins, my skin, Dance is embedded in my body. Am a dancer and am proud of it.
