THE MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE Chapter 3

Mistress of the house part 3 the feedback  She kept watching the classical north Indian dance Ram lakhan movie Bada dukh Dina mere lakhan ne meaning my lakhan you have given me so much sadness. As she danced and had her video on you tube, she sent it to all her friends and family. Then as she talked to one of her indian older friends.  she got feedback you have grace. You need facial expressions  then she danced to table no 21 movie song man mera  ballet style and showed it to her dauhgter piano teacher she got feedback you need to be on your toes.  One of her older friends from Pakistan replied back after watching her dance you dance very good keep it up. She was at a Christmas party There she had met someone a new lady. The lady told her you pretty. Some time later she showed a girl that took ballet for nine hears her ballet/jass steps from her htc phone. Then she asked her how many years do you think I've learned dance also showing her Ram lakhan song dance in classical Kathak. The young girl told her its nice the classical The ballet you,ve taken it for five years.  Then she showed her video to the lady that told her she was pretty. She told her neighbor. The neighbor told her I'll have to come and watch you. She showed to her friend wh was having the party and had come to her workshop.  Then her friends husband as she left the party said keep dancing and rad the book dying to be me. The mistress was happy to hear that as she was approval seeking.  Then she told her brother in law in India about it. As she had sent another video of Dupatta Tera nau rang Da dancing Bhangra style him. Her brother in law had replied it is good but he was not able to get this recent video so that's why she told him a girl told me she thought ive taken lessons for five year.  then adding on see this is a gift, how many people can just dance and choreograph on the spot but she told me ive learned for five years when ive never taken ballet. As she loved to boast about herself. Present day in the morning she sat listening to the new song from the move Rajkumar Sarcee ke fall ka kabhi catch kiya re kabhie chor Diya dil kabhi catch kiya re. In her bedroom she kept her labtop on the dresser hair down wearing blue jeans and a old short sleeve shirt she looked in the mirror moving with the beat of the rhythm shaking both hips looking in the mirror moving forward four steps right taking her right arm and moving it with the wording swinging both the right arms from opposite hip to opposite right side head then doing the same with left arms  then on catch kiya re pulling both arms toward her stomach and throwing it then she went to her labtop rewinded the song from the beginning and did it again.  She would say cut didn't like her choreography and did the steps again. She danced again to the whole song rewinded again and did it again.  She tried to look in the mirror and get facial expression.   Then when she watched the movie with her family she really liked that song and imagine her own steps to the dance. The song meant the sprees veil like that you caught my heart and sometimes you broke it.  She liked the wordings and told her friend I'm dancing to Saree ke fall ka kabhie catch kiya re song her friend said oh.   One morning she woke up telling her husband I had a dream I was dancing and it was a great workout.  She told her mom I dream of me dancing. Her mom told her dance everyday as it makes you happy.  She talked to one of her friend and said how come when someone has learned for ten years they get to dance but I can dance but I don't get asked she said people don't know this about me and why do I always want to go up and dance infront of everyone do I not have respect for myself. Then her friend said, how do you dance infront of your husbands business partners and nurses.  She said I usually dance infront of ladies. One day there were older male business doctors at her place.  She said she was nervous but ignored her nervousness and did not show it, It was natural, as she looked straight at the door and did not eye the men.  After her dance she said, it wasn’t as good as I thought, but one of the men said bye giving a goodbye hug and telling her you did good.  Then as the guests left one stayed back. They were from the state of Punjab, He told the mistress infront of her husband, you danced good. Why don’t you teach.  She felt good hearing this.  Then one day as she was in their house for dinner, There was a lady she had just met, working in science and she told her outside in the baranda that she danced, Later she went in the basement and said can I show you. Then she did a favorite old song she used to dance to in St. Louis called Rama duhai kal raat sapnon mein aya re koyi meaning last night someone came in my dreams.  As she danced with her red Indian top dress like top and pajama like leggings and her dupatta died around her waist and hair down tied. She imagined herself dreaming of a guy as she danced with the wording of the songs, putting one hand over her head and face then later jumping with the beat and moving side to side, and shaking one side of her hip with the beat of the music,  As she danced, she noticed the lady talking something to the lady.  The daughter in law young fair skinned and pretty told her you danced good, the other to ladies after also said it was good.  One day she sent an email of her dance in you tube and the lady said, I’ll let you know if I know anyone who wants to learn, Why don’t you email your dance to the Indian community, The mistress said, I just want to start with a few girls.The lady who wore glasses very fair skin almost pale with hair tied back told her you danced well but how come you were in one spot. You are not moving all over, she said it was in a classroom. The lady said you should move around all over. The girl took took the feedback.  The mistress liked to tell all her friends her story about her dance audition at St. Louis How she was a little nervous, but as soon as she saw the gym coordinator she was at ease and danced freely.  Then after showing her three dances One Nagada Nagada Nagada baja, meaning beat the drum, Then Barso re Its raining, and Aaja Nacle meaning Lets dance.  After dancing to all the songs as the coordinator watched her from the side, if it was a workout, The coordinator told her you dance from the heart Take as much time as you want, two weeks or longer, come back and show me if you can que it. The girl started with a stretch song after two weeks Naal naal tere nachna, then she danced and another lady came and asked if she could watch her audition,  she asked about Sharukh Khan the actor also know as King Khan.  The mistress told her he is very good and is also known as King Khan a very famous actor, Then the girl qued the steps saying on nagada nagada take both hands hit opposite side legs kicking it back, then forward with the music beat shrugging shoulders and both hands up moving forward doing bhangra.  Then she qued to the song na re na re crossing both hands up and shaking her hips, then pointing as to say no to na re na re then on barso re, taking her hands and bringing it down as if rain droplets fell. The coordinator said you were able to que it come back and I’ll give you a six month pass to see zumba you will watch the instructors go to any gym and watch their stretches.  The girl was then ask to break her songs more as she would teach it at the gym.  Then the mistress started going to all the gyms with her six month pass.  Later the girl did a demo at YMCA and the three instructors liked it.  They said its good. They just gave her feedback got to go to the beat like the gym 1234 left. Then they asked her, do you move to the music or the beat when you do your steps.  Then the girl went to shape express There the nurse owned her own business.  When the girl did her dance, The nurse asked her to teach and told her it was good.  The mistress did three classes that she thought she later got feedback from an Indian women cause these ladies were in there 50 and she said there is too much spinning so she took that song and took out the spinning parts and made it moving forward.  Then she was told as you teach make sure as your saying left and right you are not switching the wrong hand when pointing but both left saying it and moving hands should be the same.   Now the girl spoke to her daughters gym teacher and asked when am I dancing and teaching bollywood, she said well have to meet  she auditioned at Peters Creek tae known do in Winston a year ago, where Master kim after seeing it, said its definitely a workout.  She felt good hearing this, Golds gym told her there are more ladies step, make it more where even men can have a workout with it.  Now Present day the girl danced once a week to her favorite songs. Her favorite song was saree ke fall ka, As her son was laying there she told her seven year old daughter dance, The mistress started dancing and her son now 2 years and 3 months talking now said don’t dance, she said oh you love to watch me dance, but now he just said no to everything.

Copyright@Vinita Singh June 25, 2014