Eshan Hilal
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Eshan Hilal is an Indian belly dancer.
Hilal grew up in a Muslim family in Delhi, India.[1] He trained in the classical Indian dance technique, kathak, the folk technique, kaalbelia, and in belly dance.[2] He performs professionally as a belly dancer.[3]
In 2017, he walked the runway at NIFT cultural festival in designs by Devanshi Tuli, Tamanna Mehra, Sonal Bhardwaj and Mansi Dua.[4]
References
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- ^ Geeta Pandey (10 August 2018). "'My parents beat me to stop me becoming a belly dancer'". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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