- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: INNER TRADITIONS INTL (Aug 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0892817658
- ISBN-13: 978-0892817658
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 19.8 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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- #41 in Books > Entertainment > Performing Arts > Dance > Folk
- #41 in Books > Arts & Photography > Performing Arts > Dance > Folk
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From Library Journal
Yoga teaches us that everything placed before the mind is a mirror. American-born Gupta (who holds a doctorate combining aspects of cultural anthropology with Indian religious history) has written a captivating personal narrative of her journey to India and the arduous training to become a performer in the Kuchipudi style of Indian classical dance. This unique story is a blend of autobiography, philosophical reflection, and firsthand insight into Indian culture and the performing arts. Also a yoga teacher, Gupta has included a chapter presenting 64 illustrated postures, creatively synthesizing the dual disciplines of traditional hatha yoga and sacred dance. Her explanations of Indian dramatic theory and discussions of yoga and dance in historical and religious terms are clear-cut and informative. The text is amply supplemented with photographs of Gupta performing in authentic dress. Highly recommended for larger public libraries and for academic libraries, especially those building collections in the performing arts, religion, or Eastern culture.
-Deborah Anne Broocker, Georgia Perimeter Coll., Dunwoody
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
-Deborah Anne Broocker, Georgia Perimeter Coll., Dunwoody
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
A captivating personal narrative. This unique story is a blend of autobiography, philosophical reflection, and firsthand insight. [Gupta's] explanations of Indian dramatic theory and discussions of yoga and dance in historical and religions terms are clear-cut and informative. -- Library Journal, April 15, 2000
A very interesting read. -- Dance Magazine, March 2001, Vol. 75, No. 3
An exquisitely presented, magnificently related story. Gupta evinces a fascinating appreciation of the many great dancers with whom she trained in the practice, drama, and philosophy of Indian classical dance. Glorious, original and inspirational book. -- Spirit of Change, Nov/Dec 2000
Fascinating work. -- spiritualityhealth.com
Fascinating work. One of the outcomes of her creative tantric synthesis of dance and yoga is a series of 64 innovative yoga exercises that are photgraphed and presented in detail in this book. -- spiritualityhealth.com
Will appeal to a wide audience from religious students to those interested in yoga and dance movements aside from spirituality. -- James A. Cox, Bookwatch
Will appeal to a wide audience from religious students to those interested in yoga and dance movements aside from spirituality. Unique and outstanding. -- James A. Cox, Bookwatch
A very interesting read. -- Dance Magazine, March 2001, Vol. 75, No. 3
An exquisitely presented, magnificently related story. Gupta evinces a fascinating appreciation of the many great dancers with whom she trained in the practice, drama, and philosophy of Indian classical dance. Glorious, original and inspirational book. -- Spirit of Change, Nov/Dec 2000
Fascinating work. -- spiritualityhealth.com
Fascinating work. One of the outcomes of her creative tantric synthesis of dance and yoga is a series of 64 innovative yoga exercises that are photgraphed and presented in detail in this book. -- spiritualityhealth.com
Will appeal to a wide audience from religious students to those interested in yoga and dance movements aside from spirituality. -- James A. Cox, Bookwatch
Will appeal to a wide audience from religious students to those interested in yoga and dance movements aside from spirituality. Unique and outstanding. -- James A. Cox, Bookwatch
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Wonderful Book,
By Padma Chebrolu (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Yoga Indian Classical Dance (Paperback)
Roxanne creates this book by combining her experiences living in India, learning classical dance and yoga. Her style of writing is exquisite and authentic. I grew up in Hyderabad speaking Telugu language. Reading about her experiences from Hyderabad, I felt like I'm back home. I met Dr. Nataraja Rama Krishna, great dance teacher few times. Teachers like him and others expect nothing but the best from their students. Roxanne incorporates some of the dance movements and hand gestures in the yoga exercises she recommends. It clearly shows, how classical dance and yoga are inter related. Any dance teacher would benefit greatly from reading this book.
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Three in one,
By A Customer
This review is from: Yoga Indian Classical Dance (Paperback)
This book is beautifully packaged, and Ms. Gupta links Yoga asanas and classical Indian dance, something so obvious, and yet the dance masters fail to do this to any extent in the present-day Indian classical dance training. The Yoga portion of the book consists of basic gentle yoga asanas, with photos of the author doing the asanas, good especially for beginners, but a video to accompany the book would have made it more complete and easier to follow (though, as photos go, it's as good as it can get without a video). It's a memoir and a journey of the author's first trip to India and how she, as an American, got interested in the East. It is full of hundreds of photos, large and small, of the author who shares her earthly and sometimes not-so-earthly experiences in words and pictures, making it a book on yoga, a biography and an introduction to Indian classical dance.
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A Hidden World Revealed,
By Michael Rothenberg (Pacifica, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Yoga Indian Classical Dance (Paperback)
Inspiring and scholarly, The Yogini's Mirror reflects undiscovered worlds inside the reader, moving the reader into a realm where anything is possible. Sincerity and Grace are humbly conveyed through personal experience and practical methods. This book is a way to easy yoga, accessible and full of joyous enlightenment.
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