A Boneless Dancer

Colleges can be a place for many things like the start of new friendship and many other activities. One of the many strengths of a college is its students possess -a number of unique talents like singing, dancing and many other unique hobbies. One such individual possessing a unique talent is Akshitha Sonal Dmello a student of St Aloysius College Autonomous, Mangalore

 

Akshitha doing a Bone-Breaking dance step

Akshitha, who is currently pursuing her M.Com and performs a unique form of street dancing called Bone-Breaking which has its origins in Jamaica and New York. “A friend who is also a dancer told me about Bone-Breaking which aroused my curiosity and I was enthusiastic about learning it,” she says 

Akshitha doing a Bone-Breaking step

She further adds, “It’s a wonderful feeling when you get the knotof flexibility after hours and hours of practice” and “I feel happy to Bone Break, because it is a unique dance which only few people can do. A lot of patience and practice is required to learn Bone-Breaking and learning Bone-Breaking as a girl is extremely rare and I am proud about it.”

Akshitha in a dance competition

Akshitha faces a lot of criticism for pursuing her passion and her parents too aren’t fond of her doing bone-breaking. She says, “People say being a girl and doing Bone-Breaking is funny or weird and to make matters worse people think Bone-Breaking is easy for me as I’m thin, but what they do not see is the amount of practice, dedication and struggles involved.”

                                                  Akshitha live in action