Sangita, a dancer of Czech-Nepali origin, journeys to Kathmandu to explore how practitioners in the Himalayan Kingdom negotiate Nepal's dance traditions in a period of rapid cultural change. In her attempts to map the current situation of dance in Kathmandu valley, she encounters her own teachers as well as dancers currently coming of age. Dancing Kathmandu tells stories of nostalgia, passion and survival through dance and dancers in the age of globalization.