In his mission to teach folk dance for free, Kanagaraj started Sangamam Kalai Kuzhu in 2010. “Initially, I trained my school students for school annual day functions and cultural competitions.

In Saskatoon, the Kumintang Folk Dance Ensemble is bringing that heritage to life, one step at a time. “With the cultural dances, it’s a performance,” said Co-cultural director Maia Macatangay.

Filipino folk dancing has a long and venerable history. Like most cultural traditions, it's rooted in community. While Vispo and her fellow dancers can't perform tinikling or other dance routines ...

Arab folk dances aren’t just performances—they’re part of the culture. From Dabke in the Levant to Tanoura in Egypt, every region moves to its own beat. And while they might look similar ...

THE DANCE First, with a yelp and a soaring leap, came the Yugoslav National Folk Ballet. Then came the Poles and the Georgians and the Ukrainians and the Rumanians and the Bulgarians— all with ...

We are students as well as performers. This kind of show helps us showcase our culture,” said 18-year-old Mahi Sharma from the Dogri dance group. All the female artists of the group wore colourful ...

Rasheeda, 55, vividly remembers her younger days when she and other women in her neighbourhood would get together to perform Rouf—Kashmiri’s traditional folk dance—on festive occasions like Eid.

Read more below“We have invited artistes of all classical dance forms such as Odissi, Bharatnatyam, kuchipudi, kathak and so on. Folk dances will be presented by troupes from 14 states such as Madhya ...