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This list of Indian women in dance includes women from India or of Indian parentage who are notable for their involvement with modern or traditional Indian dance, as dancers or choreographers. This list is not for women whose involvement with dance is not central to their careers, as is the case with many Bollywood actresses.
List of Indian women in dance; A. Divya Agarwal; Mansi Aggarwal; Alphonsa (actress) ... Media in category "Indian female dancers" The following 2 files are in this ...
It includes Indian classical dancers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Indian female ...
Shreya Rai known as (21 pink) (born 1996), Indian dancer, specializing in belly dance Olive Katherine Craddock (1894–1926), Anglo-Indian dancer who danced under the name of Roshanara Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904–1986), Bharata Natyam classical dancer, choreographer
Dance in India include classical (above), semiclassical, folk and tribal. Dance in India comprises numerous styles of dances, generally classified as classical or folk. [1] As with other aspects of Indian culture, different forms of dances originated in different parts of India, developed according to the local traditions and also imbibed elements from other parts of the country.
The important place of women in dance can be traced back to the origins of civilization. Cave paintings, Egyptian frescos, Indian statuettes, ancient Greek and Roman art and records of court traditions in China and Japan all testify to the important role women played in ritual and religious dancing from the start.
Rukmini Devi Arundale (née Sastri; 29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986) [1] was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, and an activist for animal welfare. She was the first woman in Indian history to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of ...
Indian dancers by state or union territory (21 C) + Indian female dancers (1 C, 93 P, 2 F) Indian LGBTQ dancers (4 P) Indian male dancers (1 C, 135 P) B.