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• Sirisha Dance
  
  Various dance forms took shape to meet the interests of different strata of society. They ranged from purely ritualist dance of the temples to those that are performed for the entertainment of the common folk. The dance forms of the latter type mainl ...
  http://in.geocities.com/sirisha_andhranatyam/

• Lakshmi VN Dance
  
  Blessed with natural inborn artistic talent, Ms. Lakshmi VN had the privilege of opting for art in its dance form. She started learning Kathak at the tender age of eight under Smt. Renuka Desai. The famous Kathak exponent Shri Vijay Shankar Singh too ...
  http://www.geocities.com/lakshmivn/index.html

• The Sudha Chamdra Sekhar
  
  Symbolizing the peak of purity and performance, Sudha Chandra Sekhar has been classed with the alltime greats of classical Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi schools. Meticulous in each portrayal and adhering to the purity of style, Sudha has become one of ...
  http://www.hindutemplerhythms.com/Artistic%20Director.html

• Yogini Gandhi Dance
  
  A rare combination of talent, intellect and beauty, Yogini is amongst the very few dancers who perform two Indian classical dance styles Kathak & Odissi with equal dexterity and virtuosity. She has received guidance from Indias legendary dance maest ...
  http://www.yoginigandhi.com/index.htm

• Bharathi Shivajii Dance
  
  Bharathis tryst with Mohiniyattam began at a time when this dance form was languishing in Kerala. At that time, she was already acclaimed as a Bharatanatyam dancer but decided to pursue research in Mohiniyattam which eventually became the cause of h ...
  http://taal.virtue.nu/bharathi.html

• The Ileana Citaristi Dance
  
  I was in search of a land where I could express in a total and unrestricted way those inner questions of the soul that could not find satisfaction in any of the solutions offered by the present patterns of living of this western civilization. After c ...
  http://www.kalinga.net/ileana/

• Aloka Kanungo Dance
  
  One of the leading classical dancers of India, Aloka Kanungo is a rare combination of dancer, choreographer , teacher & scholar . A worthy heir to the art of Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra, she is a name with in the Odissi genre. Endowed with a wellpropor ...
  http://www.alokakanungo.com/

• The Sikata Das
  
  Sikata Das, one of the foremost exponents of Odissi Dance today, hails from a leading cultural family of Orissa.Her father Padmashree Manoranjan Das is the most celebrated play writer of the country. Sikata started learning Odissi dance at the age of ...
  http://www.sikatadas.com/

• Madhumita Patnaik Dance
  
  Born in Orissa, Madhumita Patnaik studied under Guru Sri Durga Charan Ranbir, a direct disciple of the famous Guru Sri Deva Prasad Das. Acquiring from Guru Durga Charan an accomplished technique and fine sense of perfection helped Madhumita develop i ...
  http://www.odissidancer.org/

• The Sharon Lowen
  
  Sharon Lowen has dedicated her life to presenting and promoting excellence in Indian performing arts. Sharon is hailed today as one of the leading international performing artists of three forms of Indian dance: Odissi, Chhau and Manipuri ...
  http://www.sharonlowen.com/