Dancer Voices

Meet Radha Varadan, the Kathak Dancer Reinterpreting Classic Ballet Variations

Radha Varadan’s ingenious reimaginings of some of ballet’s most famous variations using kathak, a form of Indian classical dance, have earned her serious traction online. Based in India and the U.S., Varadan trained in both ballet and kathak growing up. She later studied postmodern dance (and molecular biology) at George Washington University, and today she dances with the Abhinava […]

Sarah McKenna Barry for Dance Magazine