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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)
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 ...
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).
[citation needed] She is the first dancer to have conceived, conceptualised and brought out a dance video on the philosophy and legend of the immortal Khajuraho temples entitled ‘Dance of the Temples’. [citation needed] She is the leading actor in films "Akbar’s Bridge" (Hindi) and "Das Geheimnis des Indisches Tanz" (German). [citation ...
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.
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 ...
Kumudini Lakhia (born 17 May 1930) is an Indian Kathak dancer and choreographer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, [1] where she founded Kadamb School of Dance and Music, an institute of Indian dance and music in 1967.
Some of her noted films are Sansar (Hindi), Eka Peksha Ek (Marathi) and Anapekshit (Marathi). She is a Kathak dancer and choreographer. [2] She was trained in Kathak by her mother, Asha Joglekar, a Kathak dancer and instructor. In 1963, her mother founded a dance school in Mumbai called Archana Nrityalaya.