Kathak at the 2014 New York City Dance Parade and Festival

Kathak, a northern Indian classical dance, comes from the Sanskrit word “katha,“ which means story. Under the training of world-renowned Kathak guru Pandit Chitresh Das, Dien Magno presented “Kaliya Daman,“ or “The Subduing of Kaliya,“ at the 2014 New York City Dance Parade and Festival. In this story of overcoming fear and obstacles, a playful and mischievous boy named Krishna (who represents action, triumph) plays keep-away with his friends, then throws the wooden toy ball into the river. His friends (wh