A Sikh Bharatanatyam dancer Is it also an extension of his masculinity? He answers, “See I am a Sikh, a Punjabi, a male , all of which must reflect in my performance, but the moment I become self-conscious I will be doomed”.
Small wonder, when Navtej performed for the first time, his teacher remarked : “This is the way the sages must have danced.”
Perfect bharatnatyam, salsa fusion Fusion rocks and if it is the fusion of tradition and modernity then it rocks all the more, so says 19-year-old Anandita Singh, a city-based budding bharatnatyam dancer. And she proves it through her own example.
Rich Tradition Of Indian Classical Dance India has a very rich tradition of classical dance. The Natya Shastra, which is the oldest surviving text on stagecraft in the world, spends a considerable time discussing it.