Each ‘style’ (as in ‘Bharatanatyam’ and ‘Kathak’ featured in BBC Young Dancer) has its demanding, characteristic physical vocabulary and repertoire to express this. But all share a ...

In the film below, choreographer, director and performer Akram Khan explains what classical Kathak dance means to him. Khan was trained in the classical Indian dance of Kathak from childhood.

Kathak shows passengers where to find emergency ... they are primarily done with the hands and fingers. These hand gestures are one of the more prominent features in most Indian classical dances.