Discover the world of Sandip Soparrkar, internationally acclaimed Indian ballroom dancer, choreographer, and TEDx speaker, through his columns on Life and More. He shares his unique perspective on dance, creativity, performing arts, and the business of art, blending practical advice with personal experiences.
Explore his articles to learn about innovative choreography, cultural trends, artistic inspiration, and stories from the global dance and entertainment industry. Whether you’re an aspiring dancer, artist, or simply a lover of culture, Sandip’s writings offer guidance, insight, and inspiration.
Transgender Dancer Pooja Sharma ‘Rekha’ turns into an internet sensation For years I have been writing about various artists, covering events, profiling dancers, talking of innovative choreographies, future of dancers, dance festivals, shows and more. But today I would like to introduce you all to a very special dancer, the one who has become an […]Read More
Adhering all the Covid-19 protocols, New Jersey based dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator Kiran Rajagopal recently performed his show Vaisravan in USA, which was well received by all. I spoke with the award winning Bharatanatyam dancer who has given many acclaimed performances in India, Indonesia, Germany, Spain, France, and the United States. Tell me more […]Read More
In the archives of dance, one will always come across photographs of the various artistes and I am sure all of you will agree that photographs speak. Just like how dance does not have a language, similarly a photograph too has no language and that is why it can touch millions and convey myriad stories […]Read More
Recently young Indian classical dancers were introduced to a very interesting workshop organized by award winning Odissi dancer Shubhada Varadkar. The two days intensive workshop Learn to capture the grace of dance was conducted online by renowned cinematographer Shanti Bhushan Roy. An artiste in her quest for perfection Varadkar, a performer, a choreographer, a writer, […]Read More
Classical dance world is filled with politics It is said that for a dancer to become a true artiste, he or she should experience various phases of life, from initial motivation to starting to learn the art of dance to mentorship and blessings of the guru, ups and downs of the world of dance, politics, […]Read More
In India, Pagdi is a sign of pride and in many regions, it is a matter of honour too. Folk dancers of India often use the pagdi to add more drama to their costume and you will agree with me that it does enhance the appeal of the entire performance. For many, more elaborate the […]Read More
24 hour dance-a-thon fundraiser for Covid-19 Dance teachers from around the world are coming together to help raise funds for Covid-19. M-DO Kathak Toronto, a renowned Kathak dance institute, has joined hands with Chhandika, Boston and Chhandam Nritya Bharati, Mumbai and presenting an international dance-a-thon (in Kathak) to support Covid aid for India. This 24-hour […]Read More
Renowned Mohiniattam performer Mandakini Trivedi has always been very innovative and often organizes wonderful shows and festivals to educate and enlighten the new generation of dancers and she again spearheaded The Geet Govind online festival where scholars from the world of Indian classical dance imparted their valuable knowledge. Mandakini ji is an Sangeet Natak Akadamy […]Read More
The year gone by was sad and depressing for many, lot of people lost money and jobs not just that many lost their dear ones too. The world of dance witnessed the loss of National award-winning choreographer the legendary Saroj Khan, king of contemporary dance Padma Shri Astad Deboo, renowned dance critic and historian Padma […]Read More
Magical music of Zakir Husain, Rahul Sharma and voice of Amitabh Bachchan mesmerises Ramayana is one epic that all artist derive inspiration from, be it dancers, actors, musicians or painters all have brought alive the epic through their art. This mythological tale will never go out of fashion and will always motivate generations to come. […]Read More
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