Farming and fishing don’t have much in common with dancing, but some folk dances were made to tell the tale of what it’s like to be a farmer or a fisherman. Such origins are one of the key points ...

Induz, a local nonprofit that creates artistic performances for schools, attracted 1,200 people to its spectacular Laser Dandiya 2014 as a fundraiser at Centerville Junior High School Saturday. The ...

Bhangra is a traditional folk dance from Northern India. Now the dance originally performed by farmers in the Punjab region has come to colleges across the United States. The students are changing the ...

Folk dances are gaining popularity in Mumbai and denting the dominance of Bollywood. An instructor says simple, repetitive steps let dancers show love, laughter and even anger. One city dweller says ...

After seven months of rehearsal, Nisha Patel began her first five-minute performance in 2010 for the UIUC Raas Team at center stage. “You get on the stage, and you can’t even see a single thing out ...

When you’re hot you’re hot. And when you’re not–well, if you’re the West Indian Folk Dance Company, you’re still pretty entertaining. A recent rehearsal of the first half of the troupe’s upcoming ...

The Sa Dance Company on Tuesday performed a blend of contemporary Indian and American dance in an event called RISE. It took ...

A DANCE academy in Perak is providing free traditional dance lessons to Tamil school students. Shining Starz Dance Academy founder and chief executive officer Ugaantarun Sugumar said the academy, was ...

GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- Shivani Bhagwan, 30, and Chaya Kumar, 30, are a women dance duo in Los Angeles, teaching South Asian fusion dance classes. The Glendale residents say they grew up doing ...

Studios in San Antonio Teach Traditional Indian Dances By Richard A. Marini - San Antonio Express-News • Published March 14, 2019 • Updated on March 17, 2019 at 11:05 am Log in or create a free ...

DICKSON CITY – Dressed in traditional garb, hundreds of members of the area’s robust Indian community gathered Saturday to celebrate Navratri – a nine-night celebration of the victory of good over ...

MUMBAI, India (WOMENSENEWS)--A few years ago it seemed as though every street corner in this city was offering a dance class to match steps with the latest hit Hindi film song. Women throughout the ...