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BEST INDIAN DANCERS PROFILES
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India
is a country known for its diverse cultures,
traditions and languages. While 6 major classical
dance styles have evolved in India's past
2000 years, most of that development seems to be linked
to a 2nd century B.C. treatise.
This treatise, Bharata's
Natyashastra, is the most important source
for establishing the characteristics of Indian
drama (natya, meaning drama or theatre; shastra,
a generic term referring to any authoritative text).
Its date of publication hasn't yet been agreed on,
and currently lies between 200 BC
and AD 200.
How does a treatise
on drama contain invaluable information on dance
and music? It was because ancient theatre
in India was an amalgamation of all the performing
arts. Thus, an actor or an actress also had to be
an expert in dance and music. This treatise lays down
two aspects of dance, Nritta - pure dance
and Nritya - or interpretative dance.
Best Indian Dancers
Anjana Rajan
Balasaraswati T
Indrani Rehman
Padma Subramanyam
Protima Gowri
Purvi Sheth
Radha Reddy
Raja Reddy
Rema Shrikant
Shovana Narayan
Sitara Devi
Sonal Mansingh
Yamini Krishnamurthy
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