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Posted by Vinod Menon on March 19, 2007 at 17:22:35:
In Reply to: please help! posted by chitra on March 19, 2007 at 08:39:18:
Hello Chitra,
Polish, poise and involved execution is more important than whether the piece is nritta-intensive or abhinaya-intensive. Judges will be able to discern the proficiency of the dancer regardless of the item performed. If a new piece is learned at the last minute and there is not enough time to practice and polish it before the competition, it will not matter even if the piece has brilliant nritta choreography - it will show up as half baked.
Moreover, you say that abhinaya is your daughter's strongpoing. Why not showcase that amidst the nritta-fest there might be at this competition?
My two cents - go with the piece that the child is most comfortable with. That will ease pressure and give confidence and the execution will come out neat and polished since it has been internalised and the child is not constantly thinking what comes next.
Good luck!
-Vinod
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