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The second variation of a Hindu Kathak dancer uses a long, full (just above the ankle), light-weight skirt usually with embroidered border that helps highlight the dance motion. The skirt is contrasted with a different color choli, and a transparent scarf typically drapes over it and the dancer's head. Jewelry is typically present in the second ...
Raghav Raj Bhatt receiving the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from Hon'ble President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu for his contributions to the field of classical dance (2019) - Kathak. Raghav Raj Bhatt is a renowned Kathak dancer, sketch artist [1] and folk and tribal arts expert. [2] He is the prime disciple of Padma Vibhushan Pt Birju Maharaj Ji.
Aditi Mangaldas (born 1960) is a Kathak dancer and choreographer, who is known for her classical Kathak as well as 'contemporary dance based on kathak" repertoire. [1] Mangaldas is hailed as one of the leading dancers in the field of Kathak in India as well as across the world. [2] Mangaldas has trained under Kumudini Lakhia and Pundit Birju ...
Kathak is an ancient performance art that emerged in North India, with roots in traveling bards retelling mythical and spiritual stories through dance-acting. [ 9 ] [ 73 ] Kathak traditionally has included female actor-dancers, unlike Kathakali which has traditionally been performed by an all-male troupe.
Sitara Devi (born Dhanlakshmi; 8 November 1920 – 25 November 2014) was an Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing, a singer, and an actress. She was the recipient of several awards and accolades, and performed at several prestigious venues in India and abroad; including the Royal Albert Hall, London (1967) and at the Carnegie Hall, New York (1976).
Uma Sharma (born 1942) is a kathak dancer, choreographer and teacher. She also runs the Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan, a classical dance and music academy, situated in New Delhi, founded by her father in 1946. She is most known for reviving the old classical dance form of Natwari Nritya or the Raslila of Brindavan, which later evolved into the Kathak ...
Vibha Dadheech is an Indian classical dancer in the Kathak dance form. She began learning Kathak from Raigarh Court dancer Pt. Firtu Maharaj, and later in Guru Shishya Parampara from Pt. Shambhu Maharaj as a ganda bandh shagird, living and learning at her guru’s home. [1] She is also the senior-most disciple and wife of Puru Dadheech.
A Kathak dancer performing the chakkarwala tukra, one of the many popular highlights of Kathak. Samskritiki Shreyaskar is a dance academy founded in 1995, by Rani Karnaa, [4] [10] with the aim to propagate the dance form of Kathak and to develop the performing arts in general. The academy stands along Jodhpur Park, Kolkata and offers various ...