BHARATANATYAM dancers Shrishti will put South Asian dance on the map when they perform in front of thousands at the Royal Albert Hall on November 13.
The students put forward by their teacher and award-winning professional bharatantyam dancer, Nina Rajarani MBE, were selected from over 600 dance groups across the country to perform at the first ever Dance Proms.
The event celebrates dance in all its forms and will see a culmination of different genres from ballet to ballroom, salsa to street dance, and jive to jazz.  Shristi will perform a piece …

CONGRATULATIONS to Imperial College London who have officially won the 2010 title of the number one bhangra team in the UK. The team stole the title from Queen Mary’s university who dropped to second place this year, while Brunel University came in third.
The winners were announced at the hugely popular student event, ‘The Bhangra Showdown,’ held at the London Palladium on January 31.  Hosted by former Eastenders actor, Ameet Channa, the lively evening saw eight universities across the UK rock the stage with their colourful costumes and creatively choreographed dance …

WHO needs celebrity dance shows on TV when you have a nation of talented students to show you exactly how it’s done! Forget turning into the small screen, the country’s biggest Asian dance spectacular, bought to you by Imperial College Punjabi Society, returns to the city of London this Sunday (31).
‘The Bhangra Showdown 2010’ will see eight universities from across the country battle it out live on stage to be crowned the number one bhangra team in the UK. Imperial College London, Birmingham University, Kingston University, Brunel University, Leicester and …

08 Oct
Sattriya Dance
An experimental solo dance and speech production examining the historical and contemporary identity of Sattriya dance against the background of political insurgency, nationalisms and religion in Assam. Using maps, textiles, images and music, critically acclaimed dancer-choreographer Menaka PP Bora will perform the story of Sattriya dance and Assamese culture.
Sattriya dance is a 15th century devotional dance evolved by Sri Sankardev in Assam. India born Menaka PP Bora is an award winning international independent artiste and Lecturer in Dance at Kingston University, London.
Time: 6.45 pm
Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London

31 Oct
Bhava-Raga-Tala
Kalakunj, Reading …