THE LAUNCH OF MARG IN THE JUNOON GURUKUL

ONE

We had the perfect setting and audience - Our Junoon Gurukul at The Avasara Girls Academy to reveal a print of "MARG", one of our own publications.

We introduced the book with an open discussion on the path of a Classical Dancer, with a very detailed and crucial emphasis on exhaustion - its inevitability and lessons.

The girls were besotted by the book, its Art and content - all of which was worked upon as Junoon was being conceived back in 2020.

"MARG" is now the मार्ग that our girls are treading and we want this journey to be informative, compelling, humbling, rewarding and fulfilling.

We will be looking more intently at the publication throughout this set of Gurukul sessions and it is going to be interesting to note what route our girls see themselves going down and coming thriving through!

Soldier on, girls! This is your "MARG"

TWO

Moving steadily along our MARG, we read through the importance and effectiveness of our dear old Barre.

Barrework - so essential to a dancer, every day of our dancing lives, takes some time getting used to.

We have to test and try and persist with several movements before we begin to feel the improvement in our steadiness, strength and suppleness.

Our publication, MARG, incorporates passages and parts that throw light on how crucial our beginnings with the barre are to our journeys as Classical Dancers.

This time round, the girls have even had demonstrations of somewhat complex, flowy and aspirational barre routines that they will one day do themselves. For these are the staple of every Classical Ballet dancer anywhere and everywhere.

Our Barres are our most indispensable companions along this MARG.

THREE

It was truly nice to have Barre take centre stage as we introduced MARG to our Girls in Grey, this time round.

They fully listened, learned, watched and tuned into the importance of the Barre - an apparatus that is going to hold them out so strong throughout their practice of Classical Dance.

For all its physical benefits, Barre work is meditative. And ultimately, that's what a dancer needs on this path - peace of mind; to stay centred in order to execute movement at its highest height, efficiency and grace.

Hopefully, this publication and the practice of Barre will take our girls everywhere they want to go with their Art and indeed set them on the MARG.