15TH SEPTEMBER

With the Ganesha Festival over, we now prepare for the Navratri Festival of 9 Nights of Dancing - the students have been practicing for weeks - every afternoon. I admire their dedication and energy. Freshers Party was a blast - break dancing like you've never seen it before - great music - great food with village women rolling the rhotis on the spot.

Have just had a lesson in Gerber Dancing - wow - it's energetic ! Students are amazingly enthusiastic in sharing it. Great excitement in planning the attire - some of the braver ones will wear the backless top - funny, they are quite prudish about this garment which is simply tied at the back. Tribal women in Kutch of whatever age, wear the backless garment without any self-consiousness.