Question

Prepare a project of any one of the classical dance forms of India, like Bharatanatyam or Kathak. You need to find out about the history of the dance form, it's famous dancers, to which part of India it belongs.
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Answer 1

About Bharatanatyam

Bharatanatyam, is the oldest classical dance tradition in India. The dance form was prevalent in ancient Tamil Nadu, and several books have coded them such as Natya Shastra. Natya Shastra is just a codification by an unknown author of the forms of dance existing in Tamil Nadu.

Bharatanatyam, is the oldest Indian classical dance form originated in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu and regarded as the mother of many other classical dance forms of India. Firstly, it was initiated in the Hindu temples of Tamil Nadu and eventually flourished in South India.

Famous Dancers

Rukmini Devi. Born to an upper middle class family, Rukmini Devi was exposed to dancing at a very young age.

• Padma Subrahmanyam. Dr.

• Alarmel Valli. Alarmel Valli.

• Yamini Krishnamurthy.

• Mallika Sarabhai.