AT age 16, Priyakshi Agarwal's passion for dance led her on a solo trek — leaving home in the village of Banera in the south-east of Rajasthan, India, to pursue her passion. Nowadays, the woman, the “Feminist killjoy”, sees her ultimate goal in life to give back to society, using her gift as a dance artist. She has been engaged in many social projects that include teaching dance to disenfranchised children, and performing for orphanages and old age homes.   Agarwal, who is trained in the Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam

Pamela and Jeff Johnson have traveled the world to teach choreographed ballroom dance. One of their most recent accomplishments was at the 2021 International Choreographed Ballroom Dance Association (ICBDA) Convention in June. There they received seventh place in the Top 15 ICBDA Dance List. The Johnsons have attended the ICBDA Convention for many years. In July 2019, they were organizers of the convention as it was held in Orlando, Fla. There they taught a dance they had choreographed. By August, it was the number one dance taught in

Heard about the Irish dancing teacher in China? Meet Catriona Newcombe. She’s a world champion dancer from Ballycastle who has built a thriving business overseas. And it’s not only the Chinese who have benefited from her talents; the 48-year-old’s Echoes of Erin dance schools are also highly regarded in Dubai and Singapore. “I have 23 nationalities within the Hong Kong school, from Australia, New Zealand, France, all over Europe, Japan, China, Ireland, Taiwan, Germany,” she said. “My students in Hong Kong can speak more Irish than the kids here [in Northern Ireland]. “We

CHICOPEE, Mass. - London Stinson, 12, has been dancing pretty much his entire life. "When I started dancing, I was like 2," Stinson said. "I want to be a professional dancer, but I have to practice a lot, like a lot." He spends about three days a week at the Dance Center in Chicopee. The studio is owned by his mother. "I do hip hop, acro, ballet, lyrical, modern," Stinson said. "I do a lot, basically all of it." Read more @ https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/news/2021/08/05/12-year-old-dancer-chicopee

Every arts organization that stayed active during COVID had to adapt to strange, shifting realities: no live performances, no live audiences, evolving safety protocols and no end in sight. Seasons were announced, revised and announced again. For Northrop, which presents a dance season and a music season each year, COVID meant canceling big-name events at the end of 2019-20, delaying its 2020-21 announcement, moving several previously scheduled events from stage to screens and lighting a fire under a commissioning program. Because we’re writing this during the Olympics, an image

The Indian dance form is now taught in several studios in the West and it's become all the rage in colleges and universities, too. Lithe and graceful Manpreet Toor, who lives in the Bay Area in the US, is a famous figure in the South Asian dance scene. She fuses  Bhangra, Bollywood, hip hop and giddha- which is the female counterpart of the Bhangra- a folk dance for women in Punjab, India. Bhangra has come a long way from its humble, rural beginnings. Bhangra has been a  traditional male dance performed

A careful curation of space and shadow elements in the opening segment of the showcase created an ethereal effect when light reflected off dancer Kalaivani Kumaresan's ornate silver jewellery and headgear - both trademark elements of Odissi dance. The artistes chose an interesting focal point - the Puri Jagannath Temple - for the four-part performance. An important centre of social and artistic exchange, the mediaeval temple in Odisha has survived till the present day. Apsaras' revamped filming space at Goodman Arts Centre - coined Avai (congregation of the like-minded

Buffalo, New York has a celebrated history for its repertoire of outstanding music and musicians, visual arts and artists, and superb theater. But, it’s important not to overlook dance and dancers in the Queen City. Over the years many of you may have heard folks talking about Buffalo City Ballet, Gemini Dance Company, Empire State Ballet, Pick of the Crop Dance, Festival Ballet, American Academy of Ballet, Miss Barbara’s School of Dance, Matthew Clark’s Dance Academy, Buffalo Ballet Theater, Neglia Ballet, and Floorplay, among others. Then, beginning

A choreographer, performer and a dance teacher. in addition to these roles, Odissi exponent Mahika Sampat is now taking online workshops on Odissi in a bid to popularise the dance form. Through the eight-day (45 minutes per day) workshop, Sampat throws light on the history and evolution of this dance form, and keeps the last day for fun quizzes and mini dance shows by students. “Odissi is culturally as rich as Kathak and Bharatanatayam, but it is comparatively under-rated; not many talk about it. I want to motivate