A stylized hand gesture transitions into an undulating hip roll, followed by a foot stomping step dance. Apra Bhandari counts out one-two and one-two-three beats for the women in her dance class.

Kalaripayattu, one of the oldest martial arts in the world, has profoundly influenced the movement vocabulary and physical expression in several South Indian classical dance forms. Originating in ...

MIDDLETOWN — Residents of a Saybrook Road assisted care facility, freed from many coronavirus concerns due to its 100 percent vaccination rate, have resumed spirited, Bollywood-style dance classes.

Drawn to the lavish dance numbers in films from India, or just bored with their gym workouts, people are flocking to Bollywood-style dance classes that mix traditional Indian folk dances with hip-hop ...