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 her passion with others at her dance school Saraswati Kala Nilaya School of Indian Dance (Saraswati is the goddess of the arts), a hidden gem in the Knights of Columbus building in San Anselmo. Her school started more than 30 years ago when she was asked by a parent to teach a class. What began as

Performers of Chinese and Indian classical dances appeared at The Bridge Chinese-Indian online concert on Friday, depicting pleasure, anger, sorrow and joy through various forms of artistic expression. Chinese classical dancer Jiang Wei performed the dance Xuanzang to a mysterious oriental melody during the concert. Xuanzang ranks among the most illustrious Buddhist figures in Chinese history, famous for his 16-year pilgrimage to India and career as a translator of Buddhist scriptures. Thus, Jiang used many squatting, kneeling and sitting gestures to express the monk's arduous journey to India. "No matter

Millions of people viewed Virginia Commonwealth University student Morgan Bullock's TikTok videos last year choreographing Irish dance moves to hip-hop hits like Megan Thee Stallion’s song “Savage,” featuring Beyonce. Those posts garnered recognition from Beyonce’s mom and admiration from lovers of Irish dance and Ireland’s head of government. But they also brought out critics coming to grips with the fact that Bullock is a Black American who has embraced Irish dance. Now the 22-year-old School of Education student and longtime Irish dance competitor is a member of the touring cast of Riverdance,

Theatre Nisha’s online play, Margazhi, portrays chapters from a dancer’s journey through learning, recognition, stage performances, compliments and criticism, struggles and compromise. Though the protagonist is a Bharatanatyam artiste, Margazhi could be the story of any classical dancer. Vaidehi faces the usual dilemma. She realises that skill and hard work alone will not get her performance opportunities at major festivals in India and abroad. Should she then do the proverbial round of handshakes to get what she deserves or risk becoming one of the numerous capable also-rans relegated to being unknown

The Nanticoke Indian Dance Troupe will be recognized at Native American Day in Millsboro next month. Planned for Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Nanticoke Indian Museum on John J. Williams Highway (Route 24), Native American Day is an annual event, and this year the focus will be on local and regional dancers. “We are honoring our dancers and expressing our appreciation for how they have represented the Nanticoke Tribe — not just throughout the state of Delaware but along the East Coast,” Nanticoke Chief Natosha Carmine said. “Some of them

A cellist from County Mayo and a Canadian Punjabi dancer's cross-cultural collaboration video has gone viral- and we think you're going to love it! Patrick Dexter, who lives in County Mayo, and Gurdeep Pandher, based in Yukon, Canada, have brought smiles to faces across the globe with their feel-good performance. "We have a lot in common, so we decided to collaborate. Enjoy his cello music from his cabin in Mayo, Ireland, and my Punjabi Bhangra dance from my cabin in the Yukon, Canada," explained Gurdeep. Watch @ https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/irish-cellist-canadian-bhangra-dancer

The oldest of American dance troupes, the Martha Graham Dance Company weathered the early phases of the pandemic better than most. Its virtual offerings drew treasures from the company’s great archive and experimented with various reframings, effectively making the case for the continued relevance of Graham’s work in these times. On Tuesday, the company returned to the Joyce Theater for a week of in-person live performances, and although the pandemic is not over, the first program felt in many ways like the ones before the world changed: uneven renditions

NEW YORK — To see a rehearsal for "Giselle" is to get a glimpse into the countless grueling hours a ballet dancer spends preparing for any role. American Ballet Theatre's James Whiteside and Isabella Boylston hope to recapture what was lost during 19 months away. “I think my biggest fear during the shutdown was not being able to come back to what I love doing, which is performing,” Whiteside said during a very short break. And for good reason: for ballet dancers to accomplish their incredible feats, they often work nine