Hands move constantly during conversation. They signal emotion, stress a point, and form full languages such as American Sign Language. Behind this everyday motion lies a complex challenge. Each human ...
At Children’s Manor Montessori School in Germantown where Praneetha Akula was teaching and performing, a little girl got to see herself in her teacher. The pre-K student announced that she knew how to ...
A Potomac, MD dance studio teaches Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form. Step into the world of Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form that has been nurtured and celebrated for centuries ...
LITTLETON — For dancers of Bharatanatyam — a South Indian classical dance style — an “arangetram” is the culmination of years, often more than a decade, of practice. As instructor Manasa Jayanthi ...
Apsara, the classical Indian dance RSO on campus, performed its annual spring show last Saturday. Presented in collaboration with UT/TAPS, Navarasa: Reimagined, Exploring Classical Emotions through ...
Bihl Haus Arts and Kaveri Natya Yoga are teaming up to present "Radhava-Madhava: Epitome of Love and Spirituality," a classical Indian dance piece. It features Sreedhara Akkihebbalu, left, Sunanda ...
In 2013, several of Smitha Krishnan’s friends reached out, asking if she was available to teach Mohiniyattam — a form of classical Indian dance originating from the southern state of Kerala — to them ...
When people think about dance, they often think about ballet, jazz and ballroom. San Anselmo dancer Barbara Framm wants to add Indian classical dance to the list. A longtime performer, Framm shares ...
Mr. Maharaj choreographed for Bollywood, but was chiefly known for carrying the torch of Kathak, one of India’s major dance traditions. By Alastair Macaulay Birju Maharaj, who was revered in India as ...