Classical Indian dance festival returns to Windsor [Video]

For the first time in six years, classical Indian dance forms returned to the stage in Windsor as part of the Umang Light of Hope Festival.

The festival began in 2010 to fill the gap, which previously forced the community to travel elsewhere for showings of Indian classical dance.

Enakshi Sinha, the festival’s curator and the founder of Mrudanga by Enakshi, said the show’s return aims to fill the gap in Windsor.

“I wanted to have this Indian dance classical festival, which is a dearth,” Sinha said ahead of Saturday evening’s performance.

“I think it’s quite a gap in this community because people always used to have to go across the border in Detroit or come to Toronto to see this kind of acclaimed professional classical dancers.”

Renowned dancers, performing multiple types of Indian dances, moved across the Windsor Armouries Performance Hall stage.

Sinha danced Odissi, an ancient dance, which …