With the recent popularity of Bollywood films, many Americans have now become familiar with the captivating dances from Hindu and Indian culture. But the dancing, and costumes worn when performing the ...

Pratik Vyas and his friends hit the dance floor early; they carried a roll of bandaging tape for the long night that lay ahead. For Navratri, an annual Hindu dance festival celebrating the triumph of ...

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 ...

Leaping about onstage in purple and blue silks, Anika Kavalla, of Abington, danced to the demanding tempo of Hindu music for almost three hours. Last October, the 16 year old debuted before 200 guests ...

Indian—and India inspired—dance in an array of forms, old and new: Two evening concerts feature performances traditional and experimental, classical and post-modern, highlighting both dramatic and non ...

BLOOMINGTON — Bharatanatyam, one of the oldest classical dance traditions of India, will be presented during a public performance Sunday at the Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal. "This is a ...

Nrityagram Dance Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Weis Center for The Performing Arts at Bucknell University. One of the premier Indian dance ensembles performing today, the ensemble ...

Muthuswami Dikshitar’s compositions have been celebrated for generations not just by musicians but also dancers. For instance ...