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Vyjayanthimala Bali was the first Indian to
have danced before the UN General Assembly to commemorate the 21st
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in December
1969, in New York. |
Odissi dance talas are different from their counterparts in Odissi
music. For instance, Adi Tala is 16 beats in dance but 18 in music and
Jati Tala is 14 in music and 7 in dance. (‘Indian Classical dance: The Renaissance and Beyond,’ Leela Venkataraman, 2015) |