NEW YORK — One of the strongest attractions of the free Battery Dance Festival is its setting at the bottom tip of Manhattan, with a glorious sunset backdrop of water, sky and the Statue of Liberty.

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NEW DELHI (AP) — Birju Maharaj, a legend of classical Indian dance and among the country’s most well-known performing artists, died Monday. He was 83. Maharaj was suffering from a kidney ailment and ...

In the vibrant world of Indian classical dance, Shivani Varma stands as both a torchbearer and a trailblazer. A distinguished disciple of the legendary Pt. Birju Maharaj and Guru Shovana Narayan, she ...

The death of dance master and educator Pandit Chitresh Das in 2015 marked the loss of a mammoth figure in the world of kathak. Through his school and acclaimed dance company, Das, 70 at the time of ...

Serving as a bridge between tradition and innovation, history and progress - Indian Kathak and American Jazz Tap dance - continents and ages apart share parallel stories of struggle and perseverance ...

Tabla accompaniment to Kathak dance is very distinct from the kind that is heard in a vocal or instrumental performance. The nritta or pure dance element in Kathak is almost completely based on ...

Chitresh Das, a mesmerizing Kolkata-born performer of the North Indian classical Indian dance form Kathak and a great educator in the form throughout the Bay Area and the United States, died of an ...

Kathak doyen Kumudini Lakhia, fondly known as Kumiben, passed away in Ahmedabad at 94 due to age-related issues. A Padma awardee, she revolutionized Kathak, pioneering stage choreography and nurturing ...

What happens when a classical dance form meets the world of vintage automobiles? In ‘Sair-e-Motorcar’, Delhi-based Kathak ...

If you're getting inspired by Mouni's favourite kathak routine, we bring to you a list of muscles engaged while practicing this dance form and the benefits attached to it before you sign up for a ...