MIDDLETOWN -- Cloaked in a burgundy robe appearing to be from another place and time, petite Gia Khalsa pushes her long dark hair behind her shoulders as she relays her personal, present-day mission. ...

The key takeaway is that the paintings do not simply show people moving; they encode recognizable ritual elements - like clapping women, dancers in circles, and altered postures associated with trance ...

Asha Bala, founder of the Leela School of Dance in Cary, trains young women in dances that are new to them and yet centuries old. When Asha Bala was born, her mother looked at her and declared that ...

In a fusion of contemporary choreography and ancient dance rituals, the Denver-based Zikr Dance Ensemble will perform the show "Ancient Shadows" in Grand Junction. The fully-costumed dance performance ...

Since the age of 4, Radha Pandya, 17, of Edison, has been perfecting a 3,000-year-old Indian dance to continue the legacy of her culture and ensure it is passed down for generations to come. The dance ...

BRUNSWICK, Ohio -- When one thinks about choreographing a dance to the music of Harry Potter or a hit country tune, you might not immediately think of belly dancing as the genre. But that’s just what ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — The sounds and moves of ancient Mexican culture are beating in Acadiana. At Moore Park in Lafayette, you’ll often find hundreds of soccer players; but, on Tuesdays and Fridays, you’ll ...

The air is quiet but charged with energy, like the moments after a lightning bolt arcs across the sky during a thunderstorm. Then, the thunder returns – the drum rumbles. The lions have arrived, ...