#tarangini

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Raga Tarangini -  māyē tvaṃ yāhi

That silent sleep inside your sleep.

-Kamala Das, Selected poems

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In front of Surya Mandira, Sun Temple in Konark, Odisha, Orissa.

Odissi pose by Karine Leblanc

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Karine Leblanc in a transition movement during Sankaravaranam Pallavi

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getting ready for the photo shooting, last summer in ODISHA

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Karine Leblanc practicing odissi dance

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“I have a request. Please don’t mention me as a foreigner.” As we conclude our conversation, French Odissi dancer Karine Leblanc made this emphatic appeal that eloquently expressed her sense of longin

Here is my interview in THE HINDU, written by Shyamhari Chakra Sir. Reading it, you can have a glimpse of what I think about my condition as an Odissi dancer. Shyamhari Sir thank you so much for your interest in my work and efforts. My feelings and struggles are very properly conveyed in this article. I am deeply honoured you interviewed me and thought that what I had to say was worth being published in such a respectable newspaper!

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Hello ! Je serai sur PAU à partir du 18 octobre et j'y resterai une dizaine de jours. Je propose de donner des cours particuliers d'Odissi pendant cette période. ATTENTION : je n'accepterai d'enseigner qu'aux élèves ayant une réelle motivation et une vrai volonté de respecter la danse. Contactez-moi par message sur facebook pour prendre un rendez-vous téléphonique. A très vite ! Karine