Awareness about ballet is indeed picking up in the country, "albeit slowly,” according to entrepreneur and teacher of the dance form Karene Lawyer. "There are a lot more schools and teachers than when I was studying ballet,” says the 32-year-old owner of Dance Essentials, a dance-gym-skate wear company, in conversation with Parsiana on October 5, 2017. There are nearly 40 dance schools all over the country with over 10 in Bombay alone, she says. Lawyer, with fellow enthusiast and ballet teacher Ashifa Vasi, has conceptualized and is curating and conducting the Ballet Festival of India "an in-depth holistic platform to......