Indian Dancers

1. Indian Dancers Indian dancers liven up the Indian Dance by entertaining as well as enlightening the people. The performance of the artists intensifies the dancing sequence and highlights the theme. The dances of India are either religiously reverent in nature, based on mythology, or they are intended to mark occasions, special ceremonies such as marriage, birth of a child or other auspicious events. Famous Indian Dancers Following are the famous Indian Dancers: 1.Uday Shankar:- Uday Shankar (born Uday Shankar Chowdhury; 8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, which he later popularised in India, Europe, and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.He was a pioneer of modern dance in India. 2.Birju Maharaj:- Brijmohan Mishra , known as Pandit Birju Maharaj , (4 February 1938 – 17 January 2022, Delhi), was an accomplished dancer of the Allahabad-based Kalka-Bindadin dynasty of Kathak dance. He is descended from the Maharaj dynasty of Kathak dancers, including his two uncles Shambhu Maharaj and Lacchu Maharaj and his father and mentor, Achan Maharaj. Although dance was his first love, he was also a student and singer of Hindustani classical music . 3.Mrinalini Sarabhai:- Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai (11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She was the founder and director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the

2. city of Ahmedabad. She received Padma Bhushan in 1992 and Padma Shri in 1965. She also received many other citations in recognition of her contribution to art. 4.Mallika Sarabhai:- Mallika Sarabhai is an activist and Indian classical dancer and actress from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Daughter of a classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and space scientist Vikram Sarabhai, Mallika is an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer and performer who has specialized in using the arts for social change and transformation.