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Dance for fun and fitness
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Western dance is finding many takers in the Cotton City with the young and the old alike queuing up for classes.
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YOU WANT to learn Western dance? No way. We are a respectable family and you should not get involved in that nonsense," scorned the mothers of yesteryears. "C'mon child, get ready for your dance class," plead today's moms.
Life has come a full circle for Western dance.
Time was when it was considered a waste of time as opposed to the exalted status accorded to the classical Bharatanatyam.
Now, more and more youngsters are going in for Western dance.
Many even see it as a means to keep fit.
At the Tap Tune dance school, the scene is no different. All types of Western dance, from ballet to jive to jazz to salsa and hip-hop, are taught here.
The school situated on West Sambandam Road is hardly a week old, but the response is good, says Mohammed Sherif, who runs it.
Right now, about 20 kids and an equal number of adults have enrolled for classes. A 60-year-old woman has also signed up for ballroom dancing, for fitness' sake.
The morning session is earmarked for the ladies, who consider dancing the best way to stay in shape.
Kids crowd the evening classes, coming in straight after school.
"Nowadays, parents are very eager to see their children participate in competitions and so enroll them here in a bid to help them shed their shyness. Gradually, the kids ward off their stage fear and become confidence personified," avers Sherif.
Youngsters come here to train for college culturals and girls evince more interest than boys.
"Boys go to the gym for body fitness, whereas girls find this the best choice," he opines.
As part of its launch, Tap Tune organised a dance show at the Corporation Kalaiarangam couple of days ago.
"These types of shows were taking place only in the North. Now, it has come to this city.
For us, dance is not just entertainment. We would like to spread goodwill and peace through our shows," remarks Sherif.
To join the school contact 98432-86023/5367986.
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