Mohiniyattam - The dance of the enchantress - Geetha Radhakrishna

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Geeta Radhakrishna is an exponent of Mohiniattam. She is well known for adding a different touch to the "the dance of the enchantree", that of Bhakti, thereby raising Mohiniattam to a height of devine serenity. Geeta unfolded her creative urge and artistic expressions through her various choreographies - the highlight of this book. Having travelled extensively during her career as a dancer, she puts her observations, experience and philosophy in an honest and forthright style

Mohiniattam-the dance of the enchantress, is a beautiful gift that has been bestowed on the equally beautiful land Kerala. How should we treat this beautiful gift presented by Gods and Goddesses? I would say, we should treat it with utmost care and love. If we do take care of this graceful style, then it remains with us like a polished diamond, sparking and spreading its hues, far and wide. If we do not take care, it breaks up into pieces, strewed all over in such a way, that it would be difficult to pick up the remnants and put them back into a whole. I am a dancer and a romantic too, like the poets. I visualize Mohiniattam as a lovely flower, the most beautiful creation of Nature. A flower is open to its surroundings, the Nature, the Sun, which gives life to the plant through its rays, the wind that makes it dance with spontaneity and joy. Above all, it radiates beauty. Mohiniattam is exactly like a flower. Everyone can enjoy its beauty. The beauty of Mohiniattam is distinguished by its unique style-a style characterised by the undulating flow of movements, graceful gaits and tender gestures. A Mohiniattam danseuse along with her gestures and facial expression, portrays the human emotions of joy, ecstasy and pathos.