Surf these sites: A profile on Sitara Devi -- In depth articles on the life of this Kathak dancer. Aditi Mangaldas -- Kathak dancer Anila Sunder -- Kathak dancer based in Mumbai, India. Article: Birju Maharaj retires -- Probably the greatest Kathak exponent of our time, Birju Maharaj retired from Kathak Kendra in New Delhi, India in Summer 1998. Bireshwar Gautam''s Homepage -- A Kathak artist as well as Thumri exponent! Circles-Cycles Kathak Dance -- Great Images of Kathak dance (incl. Birju Maharaj, Shovana Narayan, Saswati Sen) by Robert S. Gottlieb. East-West School of Dance -- Founded in 1981 at Ananda Ashram in Monroe, NY, with the blessings of Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati, The East-West School of Dance has been offerring regular classes in Kathak dance at Ananda Ashram as well as in the NY/NJ area. Gangani Kathak Dance Co. and Najma Ayashah -- Kathak teacher based in NYC General - Kathak -- Good Kathak info (Jaipur & Uttar Pradesh - India). Grand Dame of Kathak -- About Maya Rao who was impressed by Kathak from an early age. Indian Classical Dance Presents Parul Shah -- Kathakdance.com presents Parul Shah, a growing Kathak performer, as-well-as an educator of Kathak, providing performances for events and classes to aspiring dancers and learners. Kadamb dance school -- Dance school of Kathak in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Kathak -- Brief history of Kathak. Kathak -- A good intro to Kathak. Kathak -- Mother and daughter team, Nyssia and Yamuna Wali are Kathak exponents. Kathak Images -- Some nice pictures incl. 3 of Birju Maharaj and other artists. Kathak: A North Indian Classical Dance Form -- A page still under construction. Lucknow Kathak -- Excellent description and history of Kathak. Nirmala Madhava -- Kathak dancer and teacher who has also learnt Bharata Natyam. She is based in Fremont, California. Pandit Chitresh Das -- Home of Chhandam, the Chitresh Das dance company and school of Kathak dance. Parul Shah -- Parul Shah, a growing Kathak performer, as-well-as an educator of Kathak, providing performances for events and classes to aspiring dancers and learners. Based in Columbia University, USA. Pratap Pawar -- About top Kathak exponent, Pratap Pawar. Shila Mehta -- One of the famous exponents of KATHAK in India Shovana Narayan -- Kathak exponent with links to many different expressions of Kathak including Moonlight Impressionism, Anuttar, Mera Safar, Mohan & Rambha, Muktilekha Dishantar, Toota Yeh Vishwas, Kyon Yashodhara, The Dawn After, Raah de Radhe, Yudhisthar and Draupadi, Akbar''s Bridge. Uma Sharma -- The Kathak exponent whose forte lies in the abhinaya aspect of the dance. Video: Kathak -- Birju Maharaj and company perform the Vandana, Geetopadesh, and the gambling scene between Pandava and the Princess from the Mahabharata. Zamzama: Alpana Sengupta and Mick Taylor -- Information on Kathak dancer Alpana Sengupta and Sitar player Mick Taylor. Read about their concerts, projects, biodatas..
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