This male belly dancer is shaking off gender norms in India from shaking the hips of a girl Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 66 sec
✓ Published: 16-Mar-2021

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“Dance should exist to inspire us, not shame us,” Telu Sravan Kumar says. As one of a handful of male belly dancers in India, he has firsthand experience of the torment and prejudice that comes with challenging the status quo. But with every sway of his hips, Kumar is changing mindsets and nurturing his own confidence. nnBelly dancing originated in Egypt in the 1700s, where travelling bands of women performed their rhythmic routines. Kumar was 22 years old when he became enraptured by the ar