Expressions Modern Dance Company

Expressions Modern Dance Company is located at the Birla Kreeda Kendra on Charni Road, right by Marine Dri in Mumbai. It’s a great spot because we are so close to the ocean. You can feel the sea breeze when you stand outside the building. The space we use is a large hall with wooden floors. It’s an old building, so it has that specific smell of wood and wax. We spend hours here every day practicing and teaching. It gets quite hot, even with the windows open, but we are used to it by now. Marine Dri is always full of people walking and cars going by, but inside the hall, it’s all about the movement. We don't have any fancy changing rooms or high-end equipment. It’s just the floor and some mirrors we put up. Sometimes the lights flicker a bit, but we just keep going. We’ve been based here at Birla Kreeda Kendra for a while. It’s a well-known place for cultural stuff in Mumbai. Most of us take the train to Charni Road station and then walk over. It’s a short walk, though it can be tough when it’s raining heavily. We are just a group of people who like to dance and we found a space that works for us. There’s no corporate structure here. We just show up, do the work, and then maybe sit by the sea for a bit before heading home. It is what it is. We enjoy the routine.