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In
Kuchipudi, male dancers who impersonate females are called Bhrukumsas.
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Well
known music composer Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sarma also composed music for
dance dramas in Kalakshetra.
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The
Dhananjayans presented Ramanatakam of Arunachalakavi for the first time
in the history of dance, without characterised costume, but with emphasis
on just body and facial expressions.
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Jaya
Nrityam is a dance that is performed to celebrate the victory of the army
in a war. A rare sculpture depicting Jayanrityam is seen in the gopuram
of Thirukodikaval temple in Tanjore district.
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Raghunandan
Nallan Chakravarthula set a world record in nattuvangam by doing 33 hours
of marathon nattuvangam on September 21st morning from 9 am to September
22nd evening 6.30 pm in 1997 at Telugu University, Hyderabad. 18 eminent
Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dance artistes cooperated with him to accomplish
this feat.
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The
origin of Odissi can be traced back to the Natyasastra which refers to
the Odhra Magadha style of Odissi.
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The
original script for the Kaisiki Natakam was written by Veerabadhra Nattuvanar
in the thirteenth century.
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Sangitha
Kalpadrumam the magnum opus of Harikesanallur Muthiah Bagavathar has a
chapter exclusively on dance. The chapter titled Narthanaprakaranam deals
with dance, its origin and other technical aspects.
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The
Sattriya dance was introduced by Sankaradev a saint poet of Assam who started
neo-vaishanvism in the fifteenth century.
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Guru
Bipin Singh founded the Manipuri Nartanalaya in Calcutta, Mumbai and Manipur
in 1972. In 1984, Guru Bipin Singh choreographed the first complete solo
repertoire which was presented in Manipur by his student Priti Patel. |
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Pankaj
Charan Das is the only guru who has learnt the art form of the Mahari (temple
dancers of the Jagannath temple, Puri) and who belongs to the tradition.
For over 20 years, Rupashree Mahapatra and Gayatri Khuntia are receiving
training from him. |
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Guru
Kelucharan Mohapatra, the greatest living guru of Odissi dance, was once
a Gotipua in his chilhood. Gotipuas were boy dancers who dressed like female
dancers and danced like the maharis who were the equivalent of the devadasis
of South India. |
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Pandit
Sunderlal Gangani is not only a Kathak maestro, he's an expert tabla player,
a poet who has composed several bhajans, an expert in horse riding, chess
and wrestling too. |
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