Today Blue Guru came to school and showed us what it takes to be an Indian dancer or musician. We learned about instruments like a sitar, drums and bells. We practiced rhythms and graceful hand movements and even used our feet to imitate the drum rhythms.
Parveen looked exquisite in her "blue beauty" sari and Josh's flowing costume allowed him to play and move around the stage comfortably. Parveen's costume glittered and sparkled as she moved her arms, and spun around the stage. You could hear the bells at her ankles tinkling as she tapped and stamped her feet.
Josh explained how each of his instruments works. We tried "speaking" the rhythms he was playing. We were fascinated by the way the sitar strings were designed to give a whole range of sounds.We thought this was a really good show and you should see it if you can. We are going to practice the dance moves and drumming rhythms which were truly inspiring!
