Re: dancers getting old

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Posted by vaidyaga on May 07, 2008 at 21:11:10:

In Reply to: Re: dancers getting old posted by ajaz on May 07, 2008 at 20:26:56:

I hope you feel that way when you are 70. There are older dancers who can dance quite well...such as CV Chandrasekhar. I am a physician by profession and also pursue bharathanatyam. I see a lot of variability as far as aging is concerned and I can definitely say age is what you make of it. If dancing and performing is someone's passion, they should pursue it and age should definitely not be a barrier. I have seen several 70 year olds who are fitter than 20 year olds, and as Ramaa Bharadvaj wisely said in her article , Ageism in Dance, "you don’t have to turn 45 (or 70) to let your body go to the dogs. You can do that at any age, in which case you should not be dancing anywhere … not on stage, not locally, not abroad, not even in your shower, especially not there – that could be dangerous! "

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: I hope you feel that way when you are 70. There are older dancers who can dance quite well...such as CV Chandrasekhar. I am a physician by profession and also pursue bharathanatyam. I see a lot of variability as far as aging is concerned and I can definitely say age is what you make of it. If dancing and performing is someone's passion, they should pursue it and age should definitely not be a barrier. I have seen several 70 year olds who are fitter than 20 year olds, and as Ramaa Bharadvaj wisely said in her article , Ageism in Dance, "you don’t have to turn 45 (or 70) to let your body go to the dogs.  You can do that at any age, in which case you should not be dancing anywhere … not on stage, not locally, not abroad, not even in your shower, especially not there – that could be dangerous! "  
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