Nahid siddiqui biography of donald

          Nahid Siddiqui is one of the finest Kathak dancers and choreographers in the world.!

          Nahid Siddiqui: A ‘katha’ of this life

          Iconic kathak dancer shares her passion for ancient dance form and how it has been lost in the “ugliness” of

          KARACHI: “As a child, I didn’t know why I would get this compulsion, this urge to dance,” says Nahid Siddiqui, one of Pakistan’s most iconic kathak dancers.

          “Even at the age of four or five, I really liked to move.

          As the eldest daughter of renowned yesteryears actor Talat Siddiqui, Nahid has been performing for decades now and been a disciple of two great.

        1. As the eldest daughter of renowned yesteryears actor Talat Siddiqui, Nahid has been performing for decades now and been a disciple of two great.
        2. Nahid Siddiqui is Pakistan's leading female kathak dancer.
        3. Nahid Siddiqui is one of the finest Kathak dancers and choreographers in the world.
        4. Nahid Siddiqui has been practicing this art form from a young age and has also been championing its cause in Pakistan by training students here and abroad.
        5. Lahore-based Kathak exponent Nahid Siddiqui has always been a free soul.

          6. I didn’t know what dance was back then, but I was very expressive in my body language. I wouldn’t hesitate when asked to dance. In fact, I wished someone would ask me to dance. It hit me later on that I was actually doing kathak.”

          As the eldest daughter of renowned yesteryears actor Talat Siddiqui, Nahid has been performing for decades now and been a disciple of two great teachers: Baba Maharaj (also known as Mahajar Ghulam Hussain Kathak) and Birju Maharaj.

          Of course, as someone with very little knowledge of ancient dance forms, I only found this out upon meeting her. I went into the interview with a layman’s