Street Dance

Happy International Dance Day 2024: History, importance, wishes and quotes

On April 29 every year, International Dance Day, also known as World Dance Day, is observed to raise awareness of the numerous dance forms that are performed all over the world

Varun Dagar case: What does the law say about street performers in India?

The British introduced the Dramatic Performances Act in 1876 against street performers to curb growing dissent among Indians against the British Raj

Desi swing songs that became global protest anthems long before 'Jimmy'

While Faiz's verses fuelled Shaheen Bagh protests and solidarity marches for Kanhaiya Kumar, 'Give me some sunshine' from 3 Idiots was used effectively by anti-DACA agitators on the US-Mexico border

When you can't attend a performance, it comes to you: The show goes online

As the world lives out this dystopian drama - confined within the four walls of homes and isolated from spaces of art and culture - the classical and performing arts are not cut off by any means

Meet breakers Ramesh Anand Yadav, Arif Chaudhary and Johanna Rodrigues

Mumbai's break dancers pin their hopes on their passion to dance to get out of city's ghettos

How an indigenous style of acrobatic hip hop has travelled to global shows

Mumbai dancers fuse lyrical hip hop and b-boying with elements of American cheerleading and trapeze-esque bits from the circus

From streets to possibly Olympics, breaking set to make a splash in India

Indian hip hop is picking up and the success of rappers like Divine and films like Gully Boy has brought some necessary attention to the street art