Whether it’s lyrical movements, classical Indian style or a hip-hop take on the wildly popular Bollywood genre, dance is, without a doubt, one of the great visual icons of India.

How Classical Is Indian Classical Dance? Performers like Bijayini Satpathy, a star of the Odissi style, are interrogating the nationalist and colonial legacies embedded in India’s dance traditions.

An Amherst woman has been teaching dance for ten years, but she says her new group is going to help her dancers get to the next level.

From her humble beginnings at a small clubhouse to establishing a cultural treasure, discover Dr. Lavanya Rajagopalan's journey to educate the community about Indian classical dance.

On International Dance Day 2025, let’s celebrate India’s iconic dance forms and recognize the renowned artists who have kept these traditions alive and thriving.

Thousands of years ago, one of India’s oldest classical dance forms, bharatanatyam, was born. These days, it’s still being practiced on the other side of the world here in North Texas through ...