I must also mention that in my very first year in London, while sitting in at a Movement Observation class where movement is studied to determine the psychological leanings of the person being scrutinized, I had a chance to view my ordinary, everyday movements on video, critically. This was juxtaposed along with footage of other dancers from many different countries and disciplines. In comparison, I was astonished at how deliberately quiet I looked. That probably explained why I seemed calm to people even when a cyclone was happening inside. It also struck me as being quite remarkable that there was a resemblance between my personal movement patterns, and that of several dancer friends in New Delhi as I seemed to have registered them.
Nobody can stop that.
Today s audience needs dance that has integrity, and that is thought provoking and uplifting. I have every hope that whatever is important about Odissi will take this scrutiny and come out with shining colours. Dr. Priyambada Mohanty was the first Oriya girl to present a 6-8 minute piece in the Odissi style in New Delhi. This was at the Delhi University Youth Festival in 1954. Her performance was received by a surprised audience.