On the 27th of Mai 2012 I attended workshop on Karanas held by Janaki Rangarajan. Janaki is student of Padma Subrahmanyam – famous for her extensive research on Karanas. For longer time Karanas was considered as static postures – depicted in temple sculptures. But according to Padma Subrahmanyam Karanas can also be movements.

This workshop broadened my view in Bharata Natyam reminding me that also Indian temple dance have been changing. Karana belongs to the older temple dance; they were broadly used before the name ” Bharata Natyam” was introduced.

After completing my Master studies in Freiburg in the end of 2008, I returned to Latvia and rejoined dance group Bharata. I was happy to be together with my old friends while training in dance lessons and dancing in performances. I actively engaged in learning new dance items, developing my dance technique and comprehension. This period was rich with new dances, dance events and performances. I learned about 10 new dance items. In average I had one performance a month in group or solo.

From the beginning of the year 2010 I started to help my mother organising Ballroom dance evenings in my hometown -  Valmiera. Slowly I got involved in the process and started to practice Ballroom dancing as well. To surprise my dance mates and  to enrich the evening program, I gave performance of Bharata Natyam in one of the dance events.

We are regularly invited to perform in Maha Shivratri – festival to honor God Shiva. Also babajists (devotees of Sai Baba) invite us to enrich their celebrations.

We have given a lot of charity performances for instance in schools, day-care centres for old people or for disabled.

In a small and cosy theatre ” Kabata”  we had concert with guest artist Svetlana Rizakova from Moscow.