Nighat chaudhry biography for kids
Nighat Chaudhry: Born in Lahore and brought up in England, Nighat has been a dancer from an early age as her skills were vividly visible when she was still a.
Nighat is a world renowned Kathak Dancer, Choreographer, Educator, and recipient of the National Award Pride of Performance..
The depth in me came because of Kathak: Nighat Chaudhry
‘Dance gives me a sense of belonging and I dance to be free.’
These are the words of Kathak dancer and choreographer Nighat Chaudhry, who has become the name of Pakistan as a Kathak dance artist around the world.
Nighat holds an MA in Dance Technique Pedagogy from Middlesex University London and has also been honored with the ‘Pride of Performance’ award in Pakistan.
Born in Lahore, Nighat Chaudhry moved to London with her family at the age of one year, where she spent her childhood and boyhood.
As a boy, he met the famous dance artist of that time, Naheed Siddiqui, who inspired him to enter the world of dance.
Initially, he learned ballet dance, but Kathak dance, which has an oriental flavor, made him his guru.
He says that in olden times men used to perform Kathak and play the role of women because women were not allowed to do it.
According to Nighat: ‘Men used to be Kathak Kars meanin