“Pharaoh,” written by Rabbi Misha Shulman of The New Shul, stars Kathakali master Kalamandalam John. (New York Jewish Week) — Walking tall across the black stage of the East Village’s Theater for the ...

In 2013, several of Smitha Krishnan’s friends reached out, asking if she was available to teach Mohiniyattam — a form of classical Indian dance originating from the southern state of Kerala — to them ...

Often lost in San Antonio's minority-majority designation is the growing Indian population here, a group deeply invested in preserving and passing along to a new generation of American-born children ...

Parvatha Chidambaram has been dancing the ancient court and temple dance of her hometown of Chennai in southern India since she was 7 years old. When she immigrated to Rochester in 1999, she brought ...

List of Folk Dances of Different States in India: India, a land of vibrant cultural heritage, expresses its essence through diverse dance forms. Beyond classical traditions, a rich culture of folk and ...

It’s a Saturday, and the decisive, guiding beats of the dhol — a double-headed drum from India — and shouts of “hadippa” (a Punjabi word meaning “hooray”) reverberate through a Sandy dance studio. The ...

Since the age of 4, Radha Pandya, 17, of Edison, has been perfecting a 3,000-year-old Indian dance to continue the legacy of her culture and ensure it is passed down for generations to come. The dance ...

A critic for The Times of India and a teacher of youthful energy, he explored a country rich in dance traditions, interviewing hundreds of gurus. By Alastair Macaulay Few critics or historians have ...

When you’re hot you’re hot. And when you’re not–well, if you’re the West Indian Folk Dance Company, you’re still pretty entertaining. A recent rehearsal of the first half of the troupe’s upcoming ...