The duo will perform ‘Trans-formation’ at Sutra House in Kuala Lumpur this weekend.
Teenagers Jayden and Navineesh are pushing their bodies to the limit for their love of Odissi.
While Odissi historically is predominantly performed by female dancers, 17-year-olds Jayden Roy Joseph and Navineesh Rajendra Chander are proving otherwise.The duo met through a dance outreach programme designed by the Sutra Foundation to support young talents and provide early exposure to the world of Indian dance, specifically Odissi.
In between rehearsals, the boys found time to speak with FMT Lifestyle about their upcoming performance. Odissi is a relatively new form of dance for Jayden, who shyly admitted that he’s ‘still adjusting’. Deciding to pursue other forms of dance, his parents encouraged him to enrol in Sutra House’s outreach programme.
As young dancers, both struggled with the judgement of their peers who didn’t quite understand the extracurricular activity of their choice. When confronted with naysayers in the early years of dancing, he felt ashamed to be singled out as a male dancer in his school. These days, however, he no longer feels as such. “Now I dance confidently so I can prove men can dance,” he said.Some of Jayden’s schoolmates had also thought it was “ridiculous” that he was a dancer.
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