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  2. Kathak - Wikipedia

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    [39] [40] When the colonial European officials began arriving in India, the Kathak court entertainment they witnessed was a synthesis of the ancient Indian tradition and Central Asian-Persian dance form, and the Kathak dance performers were called the "nautch girls" (or natch, a derivative of the more difficult to pronounce Sanskrit natya). [15 ...

  3. List of Kathak dancers - Wikipedia

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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)

  4. Aditi Mangaldas - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Chitresh Das - Wikipedia

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    Born in Calcutta, Das was a performer, choreographer, composer and educator. He was instrumental in bringing Kathak to the US [1] and is credited with having established Kathak amongst the Indian diaspora in America. [2] In 1979, Das established the Chhandam School of Kathak and the Chitresh Das Dance Company in California. In 2002, he founded ...

  6. Manjari Chaturvedi - Wikipedia

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    She has therefore, chosen to name her dance style as Sufi Kathak. She performed at the Taj Mahal and Sydney Opera House. She did a Sufi music video directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and written by Gulzar called as Tere Ishq Mein. She has performed in more than 300 concerts in more than 22 countries across the world.

  7. Rani Karnaa - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Uma Sharma - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Geetanjali Sharma - Wikipedia

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    Geetanjali Sharma (born 3 September 1984) is an Indian Folk exponent and a Kathak dancer. [1] She is the disciple of Uma Dogra, [2] the senior disciple of Pt. Durga Lal who was the Kathak maestro from Jaipur Gharana. She has been performing dance in India and abroad for more than 24 years.