Ananda Shankar Jayant

                

                
                    Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant, is celebrated as one of India’s leading classical dancers, choreographers
                    and dance scholars.
                    
                    Performing in the two classical styles of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, Ananda, imbues to the
                    technique and grammar of her dance, a sparkling quality that bristles with life.

                



                

                    
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                        Kuchipudi

                        
                            Guru Sri Pasumarthy Ramalinga Shastry
                        
                        
                            Kuchipudi ,one of the seven classical dance styles of India , takes its name from the
                            village of
                            its origin, Kuchipudi, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
                        
                        
                            Kuchipudi as a style is known for its verve and vivacity .Movements are rounded and
                            fleet-footed, performed with grace and fluidity.
                        
                            Performed to South Indian classical music; Kuchipudi shares many common elements with
                            Bharatanatyam, yet it is distinct for its quicksilver precision and detailed expressive
                            technique and specially created pieces such as Tarangam, Simhanandini etc., which are unique
                            to
                            Kuchipudi.
                        
                            Kuchipudi today has many practioners across the globe, who continue to stretch its
                            repertoire in
                            both solo and ensemble works.

                        
                    

                        Bharatanatyam

                        
                            Guru Smt Rukmini Devi Arundale, Kalakshetra, Chennai
                        
                        
                            Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form with origins in the southern state of Tamil Nadu,
                            India,
                            and today is one of the most popular among all Indian classical dance forms with performers
                            and
                            teachers spread across the world.
                        
                            Also one of the oldest of the dance forms, Bharatanatyam is known for its architectonic
                            beauty
                            and grammar, geometric and linear visuals, its extensive use of hand gestures (mudra)
                            sculpturesque contours and the fine art of expression (abhinaya)
                        
                            Bharatanatyam is usually accompanied by Carnatic Music - the South Indian style of classical
                            music, and is known for its story telling technique that brings to the viewer, tales from
                            the
                            rich and varied heritage and culture of India, as well as India's spirituality.
                        
                            Bharatanatyam today as a form, straddles solo and ensemble works; the traditional and the
                            contemporary repertoire; with ease, as the style lends itself to conventional themes as well
                            new
                            creativity and aesthetics.