The Magnesium Dance Studio

We spend most of our days here on Shankar Mutt Road in Basaveshwara Nagar. It is a pretty busy spot and we have been at number 71 for a while now. The studio usually smells like floor cleaner in the mornings before the groups start showing up. We have different people coming in, some kids after school and some adults who just want to move around after sitting in an office all day. It gets loud once the music starts. Sometimes the speakers act up, but we figure it out. It is not a fancy place but the floors are good for dancing. We spend a lot of time sweeping up dust. If you walk past, you will probably hear the bass through the walls. We keep the water cooler filled up because everyone gets thirsty pretty fast. It is just a place to practice. There is a mirror that spans one whole wall and that is where most of the work happens. We keep the lights a bit dim sometimes when it is later in the evening. Basaveshwara Nagar is a nice neighborhood to be in. We know the shop owners nearby. Sometimes we get a bit of rain leaking near the door, but we put a towel down and keep going. It is a simple setup. We do not have a big reception desk or anything like that. Just some benches for people to leave their bags on. It is where we are every day, just teaching steps and counting beats.