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  • Mudgal is an expert in the curvaceous, fluid technique of odissi, while Valli is a leading practitioner of the sharper, well-defined movements of bharatanatyam.

    'Samanvaya': Harmony in motion, sealed with a look 2011

  • She spends much of her time on homework, in class or taking breaks to study violin and the Indian dance, bharatanatyam.

    How Indians Spell S-U-C-C-E-S-S at the Bee 2009

  • South Indian music is often conceived to accompany the bharatanatyam, the region's primary classical dance style.

    Music-Mad Month 2008

  • Although trained in bharatanatyam, the classical dance of South India, Bhattacharya has produced a body of work that merges that ancient dance form with contemporary dance.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PAULA CITRON 2011

  • But Bhattacharya also uses bharatanatyam mudras specific finger positionings to convey ritual in her piece.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PAULA CITRON 2011

  • This performance will fuse two distinct dance styles: bharatanatyam, from the southern part of India, and kathak, from the north.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • This performance will fuse two distinct dance styles: bharatanatyam, from the southern part of India, and kathak, from the north.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • This performance will fuse two distinct dance styles: bharatanatyam, from the southern part of India, and kathak, from the north.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • This performance will fuse two distinct dance styles: bharatanatyam, from the southern part of India, and kathak, from the north.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • This performance will fuse two distinct dance styles: bharatanatyam, from the southern part of India, and kathak, from the north.

    Chicago Reader 2010

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