My first performance

I still remember the pride I had felt in being chosen to perform at the annual programme of the academy within one year of my joining the school.I was so nervous...yet so delighted at my first association with the makeup kit.As the performances began my heart started beating real fast..then it was our turn..three of us were performing the basics of kathak steps....but once on stage my fear was lost....I was dancing to the tabla bol from my heart.....but as we concluded the dance my enthusiasm took the better of me and I ended up doing one more circle than was needed( apart from the 27).

I was so scared at the possible reprimand I would get from "Pishi"-thats what we used to address our guruji as.But strangely she never scolded me ...but told me that I need to improve on some aspects of my mudras and even appreciated my tatkar.