PBS

Step into the World of Bharatanatyam, a Classical Indian Dance Form

A Potomac, MD dance studio teaches Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form. Step into the world of Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form that has been nurtured and celebrated for centuries ...

Dance festival in the city celebrates classical Indian dance forms Odissi, Kathak and Bharatnatyam

The third session of Srijanotsav 2024 was recently held at Gyan Manch, an event supported by the Sangeet Natak Akademi. The ...
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International Dance Day 2025: Explore India’s Most Famous Classical Dance Forms And Their Exponents

International Dance Day is celebrated every year on April 29 to honour the beauty, diversity, and global impact of dance. As a country rich in cultural heritage, India is home to a vast array of ...
The New Yorker

How Classical Is Indian Classical Dance?

Every artist confronts her past, and, in the case of the Indian dancer Bijayini Satpathy, that past is both a country and a colonial legacy. Satpathy performs Odissi, a dance style from the eastern ...
Capital Gazette

Praneetha Akula uses classical Indian dance to bring the joy of learning to Maryland students

At Children’s Manor Montessori School in Germantown where Praneetha Akula was teaching and performing, a little girl got to see herself in her teacher. The pre-K student announced that she knew how to ...
WFAA8

How Kathak Indian Classical dance helped shape teenagers to women across North Texas

PLANO, Texas — At Kathak Rhythms, a dance studio in Plano, every step the women are taking is a form of self-care. “It's definitely given me a lot of confidence and confidence in my mental stamina and ...
Indiatimes

When Kalaripayattu met classical dance steps at this event

At the recently held event Punarodbhava, Punekars got a glimpse of what happens when the world of Indian martial arts and classical dance unite. Performers effortlessly fused Kalaripayattu and ...
The Michigan Daily

Indian performance highlights traditional music and dance

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Rogel Ballroom of the Michigan Union filled Sunday for a night of Indian music and dance. The ...
Reuters

Classical Indian dance helps trafficking victims to heal, study shows

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Classical Indian dance could be an effective form of therapy for victims of human trafficking and sexual violence, helping them to overcome their traumatic ...
The Michigan Daily

One Step Closer Koncert educates campus community on Indian classical dance

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook LSA junior Mithra Arun shares her culture through Bharatanatyam dance in her showcase "One Step ...
Houston Chronicle

Alvin student joins Indian classical dance group from Sugar Land on European tour

Junior year of high school is tough enough with college prep, but an Alvin ISD student is gracefully dancing her way through it all. Tanya Mahesh, a junior at Shadow Creek High School, went on a ...