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Kathak guru Lachhu Maharaj of the Lucknow gharana, choreographed dance sequences in several classic Hindi films like 'Teesri Kasam', 'Mughal-e-Azam' and 'Pakeeza'. |
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India born astronaut Kalpana Chawla learnt Bharatanatyam from 1992 to '94 at the San Jose based Abhinaya Dance Company before joining NASA. She was one of 7 astronauts aboard the space shuttle Columbia, which crashed on Feb 1, 2003, minutes before landing. |
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Adept in playing the flute, tabla and harmonium, Bharatanatyam guru U S Krishna Rao has trained numerous musicians for dance, both vocalists and instrumentalists. |
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Auguste Rodin, the famous French sculptor, described the dance posture of Shiva as the perfect embodiment of rhythmic movement. |
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