A dance class just blew my mind, and it’s about UX! 🧠💡🤔

We were learning Bharatanatyam the other day and our teacher was explaining how to plan a group performance. I was listening casually… and then suddenly everything clicked. It felt like a lightbulb went off in my head!

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• She said every dancer should get their moment to shine. It made me think, isn’t that exactly what we try to do in UX? Make sure every user’s action gets the right focus.

• She explained how when two lines enter one after another, the first line freezes so all attention shifts to the second. That’s pure attention design!

• Movement is what grabs people’s eyes. Just like in interfaces, where interaction guides where users look next.

• Expressions and gestures tell the whole story even if someone doesn’t understand the song. Isn’t that what great design does too. It communicates without explaining everything?

• Even the way dancers space themselves and change rhythm keeps the audience hooked. It’s like pacing content so users don’t get lost or overwhelmed.

It’s amazing how something so rooted in tradition suddenly gave me a new way to look at designing experiences. It reminded me that great design is really about understanding how people’s attention and emotions work; whether it’s on a stage or a screen!