In Common and Virginia Folklife join Sudha Krishnamurthy and her daughter Sukhi Mahadevan to learn the beauty and discipline of Bharatanatyam, a form of Indian classical dance.
This episode is part of Dance Revolution, a limited series featuring dance groups from across Virginia. Dance Revolution asks if moving together, with joy, might be exactly the revolution we need now.
Dance Revolution is the result of a year-long partnership between Virginia Folklife and five community dance groups that each tell a different side of Virginia’s story:
- Red Crook-ed Sky, Intertribal Native American dance in Hampton Roads
- The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, regular flatfoot, clogging, and square dances in Fries, Coeburn, and Blacksburg
- Semilla Cultural, Puerto Rican bomba and plena dance in Fredericksburg
- Positive Force Line Steppaz, soul line dance in Buckingham County
- Thapasya School of Dance, Bharatanatyam, South Indian classical dance in Ashburn
Dance Revolution is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
Featuring
- Sudha Krishnamurthy, Founding Director, Thapasya School of Dance
- Sukhi Mahadevan, dancer and instructor, Thapasya School of Dance
