Farah Yasmeen Shaikh

Farah Yasmeen Shaikh

Farah Yasmeen Shaikh

Kathak dance
San Francisco, California

Farah Yasmeen Shaikh carries on the revered tradition of Kathak dance, earning accolades for her expressive dancing and historically rooted choreography. She is also a bridge-builder, using Kathak to, as she says, “help shift perspectives and perceptions of the world today—in a way that both challenges and enlightens us alongside our audiences.”