{"id":28760,"date":"2023-03-26T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T01:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=28760"},"modified":"2024-10-26T16:02:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T10:32:33","slug":"in-tune-with-indian-beats-singaporean-chinese-dancers-bharatanatyam-journey","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/in-tune-with-indian-beats-singaporean-chinese-dancers-bharatanatyam-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"In tune with Indian beats: Singaporean Chinese dancer\u2019s Bharatanatyam journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>(March 26, 2023) <\/strong><em>Arangetram<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span lang=\"en-US\">, the d<\/span>ebut stage performance\u00a0of\u00a0Bharatanatyam dancers is a\u00a0common\u00a0affair but it\u00a0made headlines\u00a0in Singapore when\u00a0Soo Mei Fei\u00a0gave her first stage performance. With her one-and-half hour\u00a0eclectic presentation,\u00a0she not only\u00a0made her\u00a0gurus\u00a0proud\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0enthralled audiences who were watching\u00a0a\u00a0Singaporean Chinese\u00a0female\u00a0dancer perform Bharatanatyam for the first time\u00a0on stage.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">In\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">two years of her\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">much-talked<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Arangetram<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the twenty-six-year-old danseuse\u00a0has carved a niche in the performing arts circuit of Singapore,\u00a0becoming a\u00a0familiar\u00a0face in major events and festivals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m blessed to learn Bharatanatyam,&#8221; she said in an interview. &#8220;It&#8217;s such a beautiful art. It&#8217;s not been an easy journey but it has been extremely fulfilling. I want to train more,\u201d she added.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28765\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28765\" class=\"wp-image-28765 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Capture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Art | Bharatanatyam dancer Soo Mei Fei | Global Indian \" width=\"593\" height=\"644\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 593px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 593\/644;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28765\" class=\"wp-image-28765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Capture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Art | Bharatanatyam dancer Soo Mei Fei | Global Indian \" width=\"593\" height=\"644\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-28765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soo Mei Fei | Photo Credit: Apsara Arts<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b><span lang=\"en-US\">It all started when\u2026<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Soo Mei Fei was seventeen, she and her classmates at <\/span>National Junior College of Singapore\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span lang=\"en-US\">came across a poster\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">that\u00a0read, &#8216;Indian dance,\u00a0try-out&#8217;.\u00a0Fascinated by the world of Bollywood, fourteen\u00a0of them, mostly non-Indians,\u00a0got interested thinking that the advertisement is about Bollywood dancing. However,\u00a0much to their dismay,\u00a0it turned out to be an Indian classical dance form, Bharatanatyam &#8211; something\u00a0that they had neither heard of nor were able to pronounce correctly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All the youngsters\u00a0<span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">dropped the idea of learning\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">except\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Soo\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Mei Fei, who was intrigued<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0by the dance form. She\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">enrolled in the extra-curricular class, and within\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">few days, she was completely captivated.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The urge to know all about\u00a0<span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">the oldest dance form of India<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">got\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">strong<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">er by the day<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">. The youngster<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0found herself spending hours\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">in major\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">libraries\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">in and around<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Punggol, where she liv<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">es<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">devouring all the\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">information<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0that she could gather\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">on Bharatanatyam<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Watching<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0performances extensively on YouTube to ace the craft became a favourite past time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Learning from Vijaya Nadesan<span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">, h<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">er teacher<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0at<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0the extra-curricular class who\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">also taught in\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Apsara Arts<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">, a leading dance academy in<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0Singapore<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">, Soo Mei Fei enrolled at the academy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Youngest SG Chinese woman to perform a full-fledged Indian classical dance recital \u2014 Soo Mei Fei\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XxAQej97w_o?start=51&#038;feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">However, she had to deal with her own set of challenges in the process. Often taking\u00a0more time than her Indian counterparts to grasp what was being taught,\u00a0Soo Mei Fei also struggled\u00a0to understand\u00a0the\u00a0lyrics of the Carnatic songs on which Bharatanatyam is performed.\u00a0It was\u00a0Google Translate\u00a0that came to her rescue.\u00a0With teachers\u00a0also\u00a0making extra efforts to help\u00a0her,\u00a0the\u00a0youngster\u00a0slowly\u00a0started getting a grasp.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>T<span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">he dance academy required her to learn for two hours,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">but\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Mei Fei would spend the entire day watching other\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">pupils<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0and teachers dance<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">, getting completely<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">immersed in the world Bharatanatyam, enhancing her skills along the way.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Over the course of time, whether<span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0it\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">was\u00a0<\/span><i><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">hastas<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(hand gestures),\u00a0<i><\/i><\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">sthankas<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(leg and foot movement) or\u00a0<i><\/i><\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">abhinaya<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(expression of emotions),\u00a0the Singaporean Chinese dancer\u00a0aced all, attaining perfection with her sheer dedication.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Connecting with the Indian culture<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In the last decade,<span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0Soo Mei Fei has not just learned Bhar<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">atanatyam<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0but also\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">understood\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">about the culture of India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Today it\u2019s hard to miss the Singaporean Chinese dancer even in a crowd because of her attire \u2013 the colourful Indian saris that she often adorns. While learning how to tie and carry herself in a sari was difficult initially, she is now an expert in it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28764\" style=\"width: 842px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28764\" class=\"wp-image-28764 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/banner.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Art | Bharatanatyam dancer Soo Mei Fei | Global Indian\" width=\"832\" height=\"623\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 832px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 832\/623;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28764\" class=\"wp-image-28764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/banner.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Art | Bharatanatyam dancer Soo Mei Fei | Global Indian\" width=\"832\" height=\"623\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-28764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soo Mei Fei | Photo Credit: Kaya, a publication of Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Singapore<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Due to her facial features, which are different from her Indian counterparts, Soo Mei Fei had<span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">also<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0put additional efforts to teach herself the make-up requirements that is pivotal to Bharatanatyam performances. \u201cMost of my friends had their mums to help them get dresse<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">d<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0but I had to learn lots of things\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">on my own getting\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">valuable tips from my friends and teachers along the way.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The dancer devours<span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> Carnatic music. \u201cIt\u2019s very rich. The lyrics and melody have a lot of meaning behind it. I understand the songs because I feel it,\u201d she says. Since 2018 she has been also learning Odissi, another ancient Indian dance form.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>The course of life\u00a0<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Indebted to her gurus for recognising the spark in\u00a0<span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">her\u00a0and<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0working very\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">hard<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0to train her, Soo Mei Fei\u2019s world revolves around\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Bharatanatyam<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Other than\u00a0the\u00a0performances,\u00a0her\u00a0work as\u00a0instructor\u00a0at children&#8217;s enrichment centres and dance academies in Singapore keeps her busy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Know the basic footwork and hand gestures in this bharatanatyam dance tutorial\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5g8vwRKYJ6Q?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArt<span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">should not have boundaries. It\u2019s a great learning experience to know more about another culture that is different from us. In doing so, we discover that we are more similar\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">to each other than what we thought<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">,<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0she remarks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Soo Mei Fei on <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/soomeifei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(March 26, 2023) Arangetram, the debut stage performance\u00a0of\u00a0Bharatanatyam dancers is a\u00a0common\u00a0affair but it\u00a0made headlines\u00a0in Singapore when\u00a0Soo Mei Fei\u00a0gave her first stage performance. With her one-and-half hour\u00a0eclectic presentation,\u00a0she not only\u00a0made her\u00a0gurus\u00a0proud\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0enthralled audiences who were watching\u00a0a\u00a0Singaporean Chinese\u00a0female\u00a0dancer perform Bharatanatyam for the first time\u00a0on stage.\u00a0\u00a0 In\u00a0two years of her\u00a0much-talked Arangetram, the twenty-six-year-old danseuse\u00a0has carved a niche in the performing arts circuit of Singapore,\u00a0becoming a\u00a0familiar\u00a0face in major events and festivals.\u00a0 &#8220;I&#8217;m blessed to learn Bharatanatyam,&#8221; she said in an interview. &#8220;It&#8217;s such a beautiful art. It&#8217;s not been an easy journey but it has been extremely fulfilling. 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