When she was 13, Mariamal dreamed of learning Bharatanatyam. However, she could not pursue dance as classes were unaffordable. Now 50, Mariamal is finally living her dream, learning Bharatanatyam at ...

When Arthy Ahmed launched her Bharatanatyam class in Dhaka, many in the classical dance circuit saw it as a side project at best, and a waste of time at worst. "They told me, don't spend your energy ...

Bharatanatyam dancer Sohini Roychowdhury led a masterclass, Nrityasutra, at Mumbai's NGMA, introducing 100 schoolchildren to classical dance. Organized by the Ministry of Culture, the session launched ...

Before her students arrived at the bright and airy dance studio called Kala Vandanam in St. Paul's St. Anthony Park neighborhood, Suchitra Sairam reflected about her unusual journey from dancer to ...

Step into the rich world of Indian classical dance with our Intro to Bharatanatyam class, led by the talented Shivani Joshi. This session offers a beautiful introduction to Bharatanatyam, one of India ...

CHENNAI: As a child, the weekend meant lazily laying back on the couch, munching away on the leftovers from the night before, while watching my favourite movie, '101 Dalmatians'. But to my ...

When I was twelve, every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. I would stand in ballet shoes on cracked wooden floorboards. Ms. Connie would pull her arms in and push them out from her chest, her back curving and ...