Dance is a medium, which is used not just for entertainment, but also for other purposes.

As a dancer we are always worried about people looking at us. We are worried as to what they will think and talk about us and our dancing skills.

Dancing has been a part of human culture for centuries now. This is one art form that has been associated with us right from the start.

The glamorous world of Bollywood has over the years produced superhit jodis like Raj Kapoor and Nargis, Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha, and of course Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.

Dance is a medium of prayer for many. It is sacred if you are a dance devotee. For dancers like me, dance is not just a passion, it is the very definition of life.

I recently read that sometime back, Solange Magnano, 37-year-old accomplished dancer, model and former Miss Argentina, died of complications resulting from elective surgery on her hips.

As a professional dancer or even as a dancer who dances as a hobby, one tends to do lot of physical activity, we have to dance and practice choreographies, not just in the classroom, but also on our own. This can be very exhausting and physically very tiring.

Dancing all the time — be it at rehearsals, shows, appearances, performances, lectures, workshop, shoots and even concept development meetings — is part of a professional dancers life and it can surel

A dancer needs to remain fit at all times. Your health can mean the world to you, so it becomes important that you take good care of what and how much you consume.

Dancers in India have a special status; they are icons in their own right. Being a chief guest is not just a domain for filmstars and politicians, dancers also enjoy the privilege.