Kalbeliya gypsy dancer Aasha Sapera practices before hosting online dance classes amid the coronavirus pandemic in Jodhpur, India. Photo: Sunil Verma/AFP
Indian gypsy dancers from Rajasthan take their art online, despite poor internet and electricity connections
- Gypsy Kalbeliya dancers in India, who made their living from tourism, have been forced online by the pandemic
- They live in poverty and receive no help from the government, and the dancers are often the sole breadwinners
Kalbeliya gypsy dancer Aasha Sapera practices before hosting online dance classes amid the coronavirus pandemic in Jodhpur, India. Photo: Sunil Verma/AFP