Siddhendra Yogi is the architect of the style called ‘Kalapam’ in Kuchipudi. While his Bhama Kalapam was the first of Kuchipudi’s kalapams, Golla Kalapam was the second, composed by Bhagavatula Ramayya consisting of just two characters, a Brahmin and a shepherdess. Yagna Katha by Tarigonda Venkamamba is another kalapam.

In ancient Egypt, records speak of a class of professional dancers, originally imported from the interior of Africa, to satisfy the wealthy and powerful during hours of leisure and to perform at religious and funerary celebrations. These dancers were considered highly valuable possessions, especially the Pygmy dancers who became famous for their artistry.
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In addition to their own danced temple rituals and the Pygmy dancers imported from the headwaters of the Nile, there were Hindu dancing girls from conquered countries to the east. This new dance had none of the long masculine strides or the stiff, angular postures seen in so many Egyptian stone reliefs. Lines of movement undulated softly, nowhere bending sharply or breaking. These Asiatic girls brought a true feminine style to Egyptian dance.
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