Indian dance on an American university campus, 2016
Middlebury, Vermont
Photograph by Harshita Mruthinti Kamath
Courtesy of the photographer and Anandi Salinas
Students from Middlebury College in Vermont and Emory University in Georgia study rasa (performance aesthetics), Hindu traditions, and Indian classical dance in an innovative course. After learning basic Kuchipudi foot movements and hand gestures throughout the semester, students performed the Krishna dance from the Narayaniyam for a public audience.