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Famous Classical Dancers of India

The document lists prominent exponents of various classical Indian dance forms, including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Kathakali, Kathak, Manipuri, Sattriya, and Odissi, along with their respective states. It also references significant literary sources such as the Natya Shastra and Abhinaya Darpan. Additionally, it categorizes dance styles based on masculine and feminine nature, highlighting key figures in each genre.

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Famous Classical Dancers of India

The document lists prominent exponents of various classical Indian dance forms, including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Kathakali, Kathak, Manipuri, Sattriya, and Odissi, along with their respective states. It also references significant literary sources such as the Natya Shastra and Abhinaya Darpan. Additionally, it categorizes dance styles based on masculine and feminine nature, highlighting key figures in each genre.

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Alarmel Velli Padma Subramanyam Mallika Sarabhai Bala Saraswati Leela Samson VP Dhananjayan Rama vidyanathan Urmila Satyanarayan

Bharatnatyam Tamil Nadu

Rukmini Devi Arundale Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai Mrinalini Sarabhai Yamini Krishnamurty Shanta Dhananjayan Sonal Mansingh Narthaki Nataraj

Names end with REDDY Aparna Satisham Vedanta Satyanarayan Shobha Naidu Yamini Krishnamurty

Kuchipudi Andhra Pradesh

Vempata Chinna Satyam Lakshmi Narayan Shastri Swapna Sundri Haleem Khan Mallika Sarabhai

Gopika Varma Sunanda Nair Radha Datta Kalyanikutty Amma

Mohiniyattam Kerala

Kanak Rele Jayprabha Menon Pallavi Krishnan

Mrinalni Sarabhai Kottakal Nandakumaran Nair Kunchu Kurup

Kathakali Kerala

PV Balkrishnan Milena Slavini Gopi Nath

Birju Maharaj Achhan Maharaj Sitara Devi Nalini Asthana Kalika Prasad Vidya Gauri Adkar Aditi Mangal Das

Classical Dances Kathak Uttar Pradesh

Exponent Lachhu Maharaj Shovna Narayan Kamini Asthana Narayan Prasad Ishwari Prasad Kumudini Lakhia

Facts Guru Bipin Singh Bimbavati Devi Nimala Mehta Devyani Chalia

Manipuri Manipur
total - 8
by Sangeet Natak Akademi
Jhaveri Sisters Aluna Kabuini Charu Mathur

Natya Shastra - by Bharat Muni


Literary source
Abhinaya Darpan - by Nandikesvarama Jatin Goswami Monogram Dutta Guru Ghanakanta Bora

Lasya - Faminine (Parvati) Sattriya Assam


nature
Tandava - Masculine (Shiva) Bhupen Hazarika Indra Bora

Names end with MOHAPATARA Shagun Bhutani Mohini Mudgal Sunjukta Panigarhi Sonal Mansingh

Odissi Odisha

Names end with MOHANTY Gangadhar Pradhan Bijayni Shatpathy Sudhakar Sahoo Sutapa Talukdar

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