▁his ▁most ▁recent ▁award - win ning ▁collaboration ▁with ▁tap ▁dan cer , ▁Jason ▁Sam u els ▁Smith , ▁" I JS : ▁India ▁Jazz ▁Su ites ” ▁( 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁present ). ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁I JS ▁collaboration ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁dance ▁performance ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁receiving ▁the ▁Is adora ▁Dun can ▁Ens emble ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁award ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁ ▁Since ▁I JS ▁has ▁tou red ▁extens ively , ▁including ▁four ▁t ours ▁to ▁India , ▁performances ▁across ▁America , ▁including ▁Hawai i , ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Ch it resh ▁Das ▁and ▁Ch hand am ▁organized ▁a ▁festival ▁of ▁Kath ak ▁dance ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁the ▁largest ▁Kath ak ▁festival ▁ever ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁outside ▁of ▁India ; ▁it ▁brought ▁together ▁Kath ak ▁d anc ers ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Mayor ▁G av in ▁News om ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁inaugur ated ▁the ▁festival ▁by ▁proc laim ing ▁ 2 8 ▁Sep ▁" K ath ak ▁Day ". ▁ ▁In ▁earlier ▁years , ▁Das ▁also ▁performed ▁throughout ▁Europe , ▁including ▁Bonn ▁and ▁A achen ▁International ▁Dance ▁Fest iv als ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁Log an ▁Hall ▁in ▁London ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁and ▁N ij m egen ▁and ▁Arn hem , ▁Holland ▁( 1 9 8 4 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁eight