Dancers and choreographers who revived, taught or renewed the classical dance traditions of India, such as Bharatanatyam. A person belongs here when the cited article ties them to Indian classical dance. It excludes modern dance and ballet artists. Their work rests on centuries-old temple and court repertoires, with hand gestures, footwork and facial expression, and they helped move the art from religious and court settings onto the concert stage.
Indian Classical Dancers
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Wikipedia: Uday Shankar
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r 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
Wikipedia: Rukmini Devi Arundale
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Rukmini Devi Arundale (née Sastri; 29 February 1904-24 February 1986) was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, and an activist for animal welfare.
Wikipedia: Balasaraswati
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Tanjore Balasaraswati, also known as Balasaraswati (13 May 1918-9 February 1984), was an Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style that originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, made this style of dancing well known in different parts of India and around the world.
Wikipedia: Ram Gopal (dancer)
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A modernist, he blended classical Indian dance styles, folk dance and balletic choreography, and along with Uday Shankar was among the first to showcase Indian classical dance in the West starting in the 1930s, Polish critic Tadeusz Zelenski called him "the Nijinsky of India".
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