{"title": "Diwali Dance Performance and Workshop with Meha Sadana", "start": "2026-11-08T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T14:30:00-05:00", "place": "Children's Museum of Manhattan", "address": "West 83rd Street 212, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "15.99", "price_to": "19.99", "tickets_url": "https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/488/calendar?_gl=1*1asoz6a*_ga*MTQ4NTM4OTY3MC4xNjc1Nzg3MjMx*_ga_1GBJ34FGKH*czE3NzA4MzE4MDkkbzU3MiRnMSR0MTc3MDgzMTgzMyRqMzYkbDAkaDg0ODUyMTI1", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["dance/indian-classical", "occasion/diwali"], "description": "Diwali Dance Performance and Workshop with Meha Sadana is an interactive dance workshop for all ages. Led by Meha Sadana, it teaches mudras, the hand gestures of classical Indian dance, and moves to popular Diwali songs in a lively performance. 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