Indian ballet dancer Archives

An Indian ballet star in the Miami City Ballet, Amiruddin Shah pirouettes to glory

by Charu Thakur | May 22, 2024

(May 22, 2024) An excited Asif dances his heart out to the beats of the dhol at a Dahi handi celebration in Mumbai, reprimanded by his uncle for participating in a Hindu festival. The opening scene of Yeh Ballet, a Netflix biographical film of an Indian ballet dancer,...

Bhangra to Ballet: How Delhi boy Kamal Singh made it to UK’s theatre troupe

by Charu Thakur | Jan 3, 2023

(January 3, 2023) At the opening night of Brecon Festival Ballet this Christmas, an Indian took centrestage as the main lead in Nutcracker – the world’s most popular ballet – to perform to packed houses in Wales. Amid the thunderous applause, he...