Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:59pm on 02 Sep 2026,Wednesday India Global
Chinese twin sisters Jin Yanshu and Jin Yanai, both 16, performed their Bharatanatyam Arangetram in Beijing, receiving an enthusiastic response from the audience. The traditional graduation ceremony was presided over by Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami and his wife Sangeetha Doraiswami. Doraiswami praised the sisters’ dedication, saying their commitment to Indian classical dance reflected cultural and people-to-people exchanges between India and China. The twins have trained in Bharatanatyam since age three under Chinese dancer and teacher Jin Shan Shan, a student of renowned dancer Leela Samson. Shan runs Sangeetham Indian Arts School in Beijing, where hundreds of Chinese children have learned Bharatanatyam. The sisters previously performed before Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 2025 Tianjin visit.
