Ehsaas to me was a very exciting and great experience. Though it had all the Up’s and Down’s possible, I think it finally paid off. Every show teaches us something or the other, and so it is necessary to document these learnings before we forget them 
For any dance show:
– Aramandi Aramandi Aramindi. That summarizes it.
– Spread out on stage, both in depth and width of the stage. It is so bad when we all stick together.
–Dance big!!!
We think that we are bending really well and doing great expressions. But finally, it does not seem so in the video. The person sitting in the last row of the hall must be able to look at our dance.
– Look confident and keep smiling.
This will fool the audience even if we make mistakes 
Of course, do not smile when you are supposed to show some other expression!
– Keep an eye on the dancers around you.
Do not be so engrossed in your steps and just your dance and position. Keep and eye on others around you always, so that you can maintain relative positioning.
– There will be mistakes, and you will forget some step or the other.
Don’t panic. It is okay. Move on and forget it.
– Always walk in accordance with the music, and walk like a dancer.
Do not do some random walk on stage. The only time a random walk is allowed is when all of us come up to the stage in the end to bow to the audience.
– While rehersing a dance with other dancemates during practice sessions, be critical. Come to an agreement about which hand to move, which leg to strike first, which side to bend and so on.
If you think somebody is not doing a step right, it is okay to let them know in a diplomatic way. We should learn to take this in the right spirit. This will finally pay off. If akka is giving these comments, believe them.
– If using recorded music, make sure you know when the extra avarthanams are sung. Songs will differ, and we should adjust to it.
– Finally, practice , practice, practice. Nothing like muscle memory!
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Other things:
– Ehsaas is a biennial event, which happens in the second quarter of the year. We should remember this and start plannig ahead. There was so much of last minute stuff happening this time.
However, given the time, the work everybody put in, for example, to book the hall, stitch costumes, design and print flyers, brochures, plan and corrdinate the event etc. is absolutely commendable.
– On the dancer’s part, we need to make sure we have our costumes and jewellery ready for the show in advance. The dress rehersal is the perfect time to check if everything is in order. Further, it would be great if all of us learn to do our eyes and make up by ourselves.
– Give equal importance to all the dance items. This time, we began to practice our BN (Baratanatyam) items pretty late, and hence there were so many issues with the formations and synchronizations between all of us.
–When we make a trip to India, make sure we buy the required flowers, and other items we would get only back there.
Well, thats’ all I can think of now. I will post again if something else comes up in my mind.
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