JHU Shakti wins national dance championship

They became the first team from a private university to win the national title.

JHU Shakti /

Johns Hopkins University’s Indian classical dance team, Shakti, won first place at the 2024 Origins National Dance Championship held in Chicago last month.

The team’s Bharatanatyam-based routine, choreographed by co-captains Ananya Ashok, Maya Britto, and Simren Shah, told the story of a young girl who defies caste-based temple restrictions and is ultimately killed for her act of resistance.

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