Indian Dance Forms and Associated Important Personalities

Indian dance forms are rooted from cutural heritage of Indian history.

There are various dance forms in India. There are several persons who are associated with these dance forms and put their life to revive the cultural imporatnce of India.

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Below is the list of dance forms and famous personalities associated with those 

Dance Form Persons Associated
Kathak Birju Maharaj, Gopi Krishan, Shambu Maharaj, Sitara Devi, Prerna Shrimali, Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal, Kumudini Lakhia
Bharat Natyam T. Balasaraswati, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Yamini Krishnamurti, Vaijayantimala, Ananda Shankar Jayant, C.V. Chandrasekhar, Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja, Shanta and VP Dhananjayan
Manipuri Amubi Singh, Bino Devi, Rajkumar Singhajit Singh
Mohini Attam Smt. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran, Dr. (Smt) Kanak Rele
Chhau Makar Dhwaja Darogha, Pt Gopal Prasad Dubey
Odissi Kelucharan Mahapatra, Sonal Mansingh, Geeta Mahalik, Dr. Minati Mishra
Kathakali PK Kunju Kurup, Kalamandalam Rajan, Madavur Vasudevan Nair, Kalamandalam Gopi, Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair
Kuchipudi Raja Reddy, Radha Reddy, Vyjayanti Kashi, Vempati Chinna Satyam
Yakshagana Ramachandra Subraya Hegde Chittani
Sattriya Ghanakanta Bora Borbayan
Koodiyattam Ammannur Madhava Chakyar
Pandavani Teejan Bai
Kalbelia Gulabo Sapera
Creative Dance/Choreography Uday Shankar

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