A yoga guru and professional classical dancer from India will perform a traditional dance tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Ferguson Center Theater.

Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy’s performance, Dancing to the Deities, is an example of the classical dance known as Bharatanatyam.

Doraswamy heads the Vasundhara Performing Arts Center in Mysore, India. Founded in 1987, the center is renowned for its success in instruction of the learning and performing arts.

Hailed as an expert, Doraswamy travels the globe to conduct workshops in Bharatanatyam and Yoga for about four months each year.

The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by UA Asian Studies, Capstone International Services, the department of theatre and dance, the International Honors Program and New College.

Doraswamy will also offer yoga workshops at the Capstone College of Nursing building, Room 1008, today from 9-10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Attendees must bring their own yoga mats.