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Odissi exponents (53 P) Pages in category "Dancers from Odisha" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Odissi dance likely expanded in the 17th century, states Alexandra Carter, under King Ramachandradeva's patronage. [46] This expansion integrated martial arts (akhanda) and athletics into Odissi dance, by engaging boys and youth called Gotipuas, as a means to physically train the young for the military and to resist foreign invasions. [46]
3.3.2 Odissi Gurus and Dancers. 3.4 Filmmakers. 3.5 Painters. 3.6 Sand artists. 3.7 Sculptors. 3.8 Singers. ... This is a list of people from or who live in Odisha ...
Most masters of Odissi dance (such as Kelucharan Mohapatra, from Raghurajpur) were Gotipua dancers in their youth. Odissi dance is a combination of tandava (vigorous, masculine) and lasya (graceful, feminine) dances. It has two basic postures: tribhangi (in which the body is held with bends at the head, torso and knees) and chouka (a square ...
The following is a list of female dancers by nationality ... Sujata Mohapatra (born 1968), Indian classical dancer, Odissi teacher; Baisali Mohanty (born 1994), ...
Madhavi Mudgal is an Indian classical dancer known for her Odissi dance style. She has won several awards, including the Sanskriti Award, 1984, President of India's award of Padma Shri, 1990, [1] the Orissa State Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1996, Grande Medaille de la Ville by Govt. of France, 1997, Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 2000, Delhi State Parishad Samman, 2002 and the title of ...
Sujata Mohapatra is actively involved in teaching Odissi. She is the Principal of 'Srjan' (Odissi Nrityabasa), [8] a prime Odissi Dance Institution founded by MGuru Kelucharan Mohapatra She holds a master's degree in Oriya Literature from Utkal University, and has done research work at the Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneshwar. [9]
Ratikant Mohapatra is a dancer, percussionist, Guru, and Choreographer and archivist of Odissi.Under the direction and choreography of Ratikant Mohapatra, 555 Odissi dancers, a large number of them belonging to foreign countries, performed in unison at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar to enter their names in the Guinness Book of World Records.