A Chinese girl, who made her solo debut, scripted history as she performed Bharatnatyam " Arangetram ," which is for the first time done by any student, who is fully trained in China, and performed in the country. Lei Muzi , on Sunday, performed in front of the celebrated Bharatanatyam dancer Leela Samson , Indian diplomat T S Vivekanand and his wife and a large audience of Chinese fans, news agency PTI reported. "This is the first-ever Arangetram by a student fully trained in China and performed in China," said T S Vivekanand, the first secretary of the Indian embassy in charge of culture who attended the event.
It was a properly done Arangetram in a very traditional way, he told PTI here. Besides Leela Sampson, a team of musicians who were flown in from Chennai sang the classical numbers for Lei to perform. She is all set to perform in Chennai later this month.
Lei, also known as Dudu, fell in love with Bharatanatyam when she joined Jin's school in 2014. She describes the dance form as not only a beautiful art and dance form but also the embodiment of Indian culture, which fascinates her greatly. For Lei, Bharatanatyam has become a daily activity, and she is truly interested in the culture of India.
Jin, who is widely known in China and India and has held numerous performances, expressed her pride in seeing one of her students complete her Arangetram. She noted that Bharatanatyam has brought them close together, and over the past ten years, Lei has become like family to her.