The Artiste and the Wishing Tree

Dance Education is a series of articles that will focus on various aspects of the teaching-learning environment, methodology, practice and more. Bringing together varied perspectives from across regions,  ideologies and styles, we hope to encourage an active dialogue about what one might consider to be one of the most significant links between the performing arts and the world at large - the teacher and the taught. In recent times, 'change being the only constant' has taken on an added dimension- that of change continually happening at a rapid pace. Every passing decade becomes all the more dynamic. Today, we acknowledge that social media is here to stay. With instant gratification and wide reach, social media is changing the face of who is 'seen' and is redefining virtual presence. We are aware that the digital medium of instruction is not rare anymore- from mainstream education to art, music and dance. Simultaneously, socio-political structures in many parts of the wo...