Senior dancer Radhika Shurajit talks about the dance form’s engagement with celluloid In an interview to this newspaper in 2018, Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer Radhika Shurajit had said, “Even today we are dancing to a small section.” A fact she realised over the years and decided to expand her repertoire to include film compositions based on classical music. At a virtual seminar held recently, Radhika spoke on ‘Bharatanatyam in Tamil and Indian films, past and present,’ even as she revisited her works choreographed for stage, films and her award-winning television show. The

A teenage ice skating champion who has performed in the presence of superstar duo Torvill and Dean has set her sights firmly on going for gold at the highest level. Top Team GB junior skater Lily Bakhtiari has been honing her double flips, spins and step sequences at Telford Ice Rink due to her usual base in north Wales being used as a coronavirus vaccine centre. The dedicated 15-year-old, who lives in Mold, is no stranger to travelling miles at home and abroad with her family to compete in

Dynamic Motion Dance Academy fulfilled its dream of performing a patriotic show when it hosted “Red, White and Blue” in front of The Enclave at Anthem residents on July 2. The show was the perfect time for Dynamic Motion Dance Academy as it had just wrapped up its summer camps. “We’ve always wanted to do a patriotic show, so we decided to do something for the fourth,” said Dynamic Motion Dance Academy manager Tami Jewell. With the patriotic show, Jewell was hoping to honor an older generation who served in

The “On the Move” dance production launches City Ballet of San Diego’s 29th anniversary season and the promise of four stage productions, including the full-length “Don Quixote” and “The Nutcracker.” The show will be staged at the 240-seat Horton Grand Theatre, a venue in which the company has never before performed, at a time when the ballet season typically breaks for the summer. But this year, pausing is not an option. In fact, “On the Move” could also serve as the company’s mission statement. City Ballet has forged ahead with

The video of a man named Ed's dancing video with people across the globe is receiving much love online. He created a compilation film with the caption "100 days, 814 people, 490 dance movements.'' The dance forms he demonstrated ranged from slow-dance to upbeat-dancing, Bollywood to jazz, and there were so many that it'll make you want to unleash the inner dancer in you. Take a look at the videos of this man who asks passersby to teach him their favourite dance routines. He has danced with