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Tag: Dance
Students follow this Chinese principal’s dance moves to stay fit, away from computers
In a generation bound with maximum computer-use throughout the day, this Chinese principal gives us major heath goals. A 40-year-old school principal named Zhang Pengfei at Xi Guan Primary School in Shanxi Province has become an internet sensation after since he went rogue, binning the state-approved, mandatory daily exercise program[Read More…]
Learner, performer, and teacher; the many roles of Padma Shree Geeta Chandran
It was at the tender age of five that Geeta Chandran, the acclaimed Bharat Natyam dancer, began learning the art from the traditional teachers of the form- the Devadasis. Her first teacher, Swarna Saraswathy taught her the “sampradaya shuddha” (pristine) Bharatanatyam, as she prefers to call it. Under Swarna, she[Read More…]
How classical dance shaped my identity
It was in early 2009 when I heard my inner calling and decided to learn classical dance as it always intrigued me. I joined Allahabad’s reputed Prayag Sangeet Samiti to learn Bharat Natyam. I got enrolled in the basic course, starting with Praveshika- the first exam that one needs to[Read More…]
Watch: Indian-origin men in Canada do the ‘Bhangra snow removal’ dance
Unfazed by the biting cold, a video of three Indian-origin men in Canada dancing to Bhangra tunes while shovelling snow in freezing temperatures has been viewed more than 1.6 million times on Facebook and more than 500,000 times on YouTube. The clip was uploaded last week by the Maritime Bhangra[Read More…]
‘Dragon’ and ‘elephant’ can join hands to dance together: Chinese envoy in New Delhi
In a sign of improving relations among both countries, China on Thursday said ‘sound and stable’ development of ties in recent years has proved that the ‘dragon’ and the ‘elephant’ can join hands and peacefully co-exist. “Once, predictions about our future relations dwelled on ‘rivalry between the dragon and the[Read More…]