{"id":967,"date":"2025-03-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fullrenovations.com\/?p=967"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:30:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T15:30:39","slug":"meet-radha-varadan-the-kathak-dancer-reinterpreting-classic-ballet-variations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fullrenovations.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/meet-radha-varadan-the-kathak-dancer-reinterpreting-classic-ballet-variations\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Radha Varadan, the Kathak Dancer Reinterpreting Classic Ballet Variations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Radha Varadan\u2019s ingenious reimaginings of some of ballet\u2019s<\/a> most famous<\/a> variations<\/a> 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 Dance Company in Bengaluru, India.<\/p>\n

Varadan took a moment to talk about her viral hybrid videos, her creative process, and how Indian classical dance is perceived in the West.<\/p>\n

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