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 ...

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 ...

Bharatanatyam dancer Mythili Prakash doesn’t just dance to dance; she dances to explore the questions that consume her. In her latest piece, “Mythili Prakash — She’s Auspicious,” the second-generation ...

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 ...

Welcome to Out of Office, a recurring series that explores the extracurricular activities of entrepreneurs–from passion projects to full-blown side gigs–and why what they do in their downtime helps ...

Junior year of high school is tough enough with college prep, but an Alvin ISD student is gracefully dancing her way through it all. Tanya Mahesh, a junior at Shadow Creek High School, went on a ...

It's 2pm on an October afternoon. Leading Kathak expert Padma Shri Shovana Narayan is on stage at the British Council New Delhi, teaching a masterclass on the classical dance to a bunch of children ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Sahomi Tachibana, a Japanese American master teacher and performer of Nihonbuyo (traditional Japanese dance) lives in Portland. Tachibana just turned 100 in April. The legacy she ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The brilliant classical dancer, choreographer and actress Kumari Kamala passed away on November 24 in California at her son Jainand Narayan’s home. She was 91.

Chennai is home to countless sabhas, each brimming with talent and events every Margazhi season. At its core, these sabhas ...