Bharatanatyam is a traditional Indian dance from the temples of Tamil Nadu in southern India. One of the most respected dance forms, a Bharatanatyam dance tells a story. In Indian mythology ...

Shreya Mohan, 13, of Prior Lake, has been dancing since she was 3 or 4 years old. When she tells people she dances, however, they’re usually thinking of leotards. They’re not thinking ...

Mysuru: The Bharatanatyam Rangapravesha of Tanushree S. Chinnaiah, disciple of Guru Dr. Kripa Phadke, Founder-Director of ...

Last year, seven transwomen made history at the Ernakulam Siva Temple with their arangettam performance of Bharatanatyam. It ...

Divya Hoskere is a young Bharatanatyam dancer and academician. A disciple of P. Praveen Kumar, she is a PhD scholar at the School of Humanities at NIAS. Her broad area of research includes the study ...

“I do pursue two careers and I see that a lot of the younger generation is doing the same,” Bharatanatyam artiste Jyotsna Vaidee tells us at the beginning of our conversation. For ...

The final hour is dedicated to learning; we covered the Alarippu (“flowering bud”), an introductory dance piece, as well as a couple of short footwork intensive pieces. Second semester has brought us ...

Driven by curiosity and perseverance, Dr Kavya Manyapu juggles being a space scientist and a classical dancer with ease ...

Leading Kathak exponent Pandit Rajendra Gangani has been selected for this year’s prestigious Nishagandhi Puraskaram, instituted by the Department of Tourism, for outstanding contributions to Indian ...

A historic dance drama based on the Indian epic Ramayana was performed by Chinese dancers in Beijing. Directed by Chinese Bharatanatyam exponent Jin Shanshan, the performance was attended by prominent ...