Classic dances of India are performed by Nala Najan, American teacher and dancer who studied for years in India. Mr. Najan performs each dance in traditional costume.

With wonderful performances by the troupe "Kalanjali: Dances of India," this program introduces classical Indian dance and music, featuring a kirtanam dance honoring Lord Krishna, and other "bharata natyam" pieces, a temple dance style described in a 2,000-year-old Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts. Viewers learn the symbolic significance of these dances, while discussions with the accompanists provide a glimpse into Indian music's ragas and...

Scope and content: Papers of Cynthia Maddux, documenting her personal life; her dance education in Nashville, Tenn. with instructor Albertine Maxwell; her international career as a professional dancer in the 1970s and its sudden end; and her struggles with mental illness in the years that followed. Among the dancers documented in this collection are: Jose Molina; Luis Montero; Nala Najan; La Meri; Luis Rivera; Madame Sahomi Tachibana; Bhaskar; and...