American modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham once said, "Dance is the hidden language of the soul." So if you find yourself regularly bopping along to songs or attempting every new TikTok ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - As the coronavirus outbreak leaves people cooped up at home, aficionados of classical Japanese dance are using modern technology to keep their passion for the art form alive.

Like the Hindu god Shiva, whom he revered, Chitresh Das was, in a sense, the lord of dance. Shiva is often referred to as Natraj, or the cosmic dancer. When Mr. Das took to the stage, he was similarly ...

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 ...

Whether it’s lyrical movements, classical Indian style or a hip-hop take on the wildly popular Bollywood genre, dance is, without a doubt, one of the great visual icons of India. “I think dance is ...

Throughout their lives, siblings Menaka and Rasesh Thakkar lived up to their names. Like her namesake apsara (a celestial being from Hindu mythology), famous for disturbing the deep penance of a ...

Bringing mythic South Asian dancers from across the country to perform in numerous distinct and beautiful styles, the CanNatyam classical dance event next weekend is the first of its kind in Edmonton.

Indian classical dance exponent Yamini Krishnamurthy passed away on August 3. She was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1968, Padma Bhushan in 2001 and Padma Vibhushan in 2016. She was also conferred the ...