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Uday Shankar (born Uday Shankar Choudhary; 8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, which he later popularised in India, Europe, and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.
This list of Indian women in dance includes women from India or of Indian parentage who are notable for their involvement with modern or traditional Indian dance, as dancers or choreographers. This list is not for women whose involvement with dance is not central to their careers, as is the case with many Bollywood actresses.
Jatin Goswami (born 2 August 1933) is an Indian dancer and choreographer, known as one of the prominent exponents of the classical dance form of Sattriya. [2] He is the founder director of Sattriya Akademi, Guwahati, a sitting member of its Advisory Committee, [3] and a former member of the General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. [1]
Uday Shankar (December 8, 1900 – September 26, 1977), pioneer of modern dance in India, and a world renowned Indian dancer and choreographer; Lloyd Shaw (1890–1958), also known as Dr. Lloyd "Pappy" Shaw, was an educator, and is generally credited with bringing about the broad revival of square dancing in America.
Gopal was born in Bangalore, India.He was named Bissano, being born on 20 November (Bees = 20 in Hindi).He had a Burmese mother and a Rajput father who was a barrister. [2] [4] They lived in a mansion called Torquay Castle.
The following is a list of the Gurus of the Lucknow Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Ishwari Prasad: [2]. Wajid Ali Shah (1822 – 1887, Nawab of Oudh and patron of the arts)
Padma Subrahmanyam (born 4 February 1943, in Madras), is an Indian classical Bharatanrityam dancer. She is also a research scholar, choreographer, teacher, Indologist and author. She is famous in India as well as abroad; several films and documentaries have been made in her honor by countries such as Japan, Australia and Russia.
Rani Karnaa was an Indian classical dancer, known for her proficiency in the Indian dance form of Kathak, and regarded by many as one of the greatest exponents of the art form. [1] [2] She was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her services to the field of ...