Nalini is the best dancer in the group.
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Explanation:
no she is not the best dancer in the group
The veteran dancing sisters from Delhi, Nalini and Kamalini Asthana, represent the Benaras Gharana of Kathak, believed to be the oldest of the three schools. This is a pre-Mughal style that was established by Pt. Janakiprasad from Rajasthan.
The duo’s teacher and guide, Guru Jitendra Maharaj revived the temple style of Kathak. It is distinguished from the other styles in many ways — exclusive use of nritta bols such as ‘dha dhalaang dha dhumkita dhumkita’ (akash chari bol), not tabla or pakhawaj bols as is the usual practice; use of stuthis with tihai, sloka, bandish as opening pieces in the repertoire instead of the ‘Aamad-tukda-toda-paran’ format, and the use of bhajans instead of ghazals; the greater use of the heel as against the greater use of the balls of the feet in footwork; the absence of ‘bait ki bhav,’ seated performances, as in the darbar shaili, et al.
Nalini and Kamalini commenced with an elaborate Siva Stuthi (chautaal-12 beats) in Dhrupad style with slokas on Siva, ‘Angikam Bhuvanam’ (Sankara) and ‘Kripa Samudram’ (Bhupali) and a bandish (‘Chandra Mani,’ Malkauns) interspersed with pure dance sequences using Siva Stuthi bols and ending with a sawal-jawab sequence between Parvathi and Parameshwara using specially created damaru bols.