Dance is a creative expression of one’s self. Just as people value the freedom to speak, I as a dancer, value the freedom to dance. Our dance school is called Vishwa Shanthi which means ‘Universal Peace.’ The purpose of Vishwa Shanthi is to promote Universal Peace through dance, yoga and allied arts. We do this by restoring the sacredness and spiritual significance of these arts, by helping audiences appreciate them for more than their entertainment or physical value. We see it as a means of collective meditation centering on beauty, sacred music, rhythm and harmony. Through dance we create new audience and help them appreciate the higher meaning of spiritual art forms, elevate their consciousness and thus create an atmosphere of cross-cultural understanding. Dancing, teaching dance and sharing my dance helps one individual at a time find Joy and a higher expression of their Self. I believe this will create an atmosphere of cross-cultural understanding, peace and harmony in the world.
