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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.
Savitha Sastry (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian dancer and choreographer best known as an exponent of Bharatanatyam.She is known to experiment with the format of traditional Bharatanatyam by using the techniques of Bharatanatyam to showcase theme-based productions based on novel stories, not based on Indian mythology or religion.
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 ...
Darshana Jhaveri (born 1940), the youngest of the four Jhaveri sisters, is a leading Indian exponent of Manipuri dance, an Indian classical dance form. [1] She is a disciple of Guru Bipin Singh, and started performing on stage in 1958 along with her sisters. [2]
Kumari Varhsa known as (Mere Dholna dancer), (born 1998) Indian dancer, specializing in Classical Dance Shreya Rai known as (21 pink) (born 1996), Indian dancer, specializing in belly dance Olive Katherine Craddock (1894–1926), Anglo-Indian dancer who danced under the name of Roshanara
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Performers of Indian classical dance. It includes Indian classical dancers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
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.
Datuk Ramli bin Ibrahim (born 20 May 1953) is a Malaysian choreographer and classical ballet dancer. He founded the Sutra Dance Theater as well as the Sutra Foundation to encourage people to learn various traditional dances. In 2018, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri for his contribution to Odissi.