Photos: Indian cultural dance
Meena Ravishankar her bharatanaatiya arangetram at Pima Community College West's Center for the Arts last month in Tucson. Ravishankar, 16, performed nine solo Indian cultural dances for a packed house. The dances combine rhythm dance, facial expression and forms.
Photos by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar performs a Pushpanjali dance.
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar performs part of a 27-minute-long Varnam dance.
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar enters the stage to perform a Pushpanjali dance during her bharatanaatiya arangetram.
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar performs part of a 27-minute-long Varnam dance.
Meena Ravishankar
With henna ink on her feet, Meena Ravishankar performs part of a 27-minute-long Varnam dance.
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar performs part of a 27-minute-long Varnam dance during her bharatanaatiya arangetram.
Meena Ravishankar
Sweat forms on the face of Meena Ravishankar as she performs part of a 27-minute-long Varnam dance.
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar performs part of a 27-minute-long Varnam dance during her bharatanaatiya arangetram.
Meena Ravishankar
An Indian musical ensemble provides accompaniment as Meena Ravishankar performs an Alarippu dance.
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar performs part of a 27-minute-long Varnam dance.
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar performs a Pushpanjali dance during her bharatanaatiya arangetram.
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar performs a Pushpanjali dance during her bharatanaatiya arangetram.
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar performs an Alarippu dance during her bharatanaatiya arangetram.
Meena Ravishankar
Meena Ravishankar performs part of a 27-minute-long Varnam dance during her bharatanaatiya arangetram.
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