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Smitha Rajan

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Smitha Rajan was born in the year 1969. She is one of the popular Mohiniattam Dancers from Kerala. She is the granddaughter of Shri Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma, and daughter of Sreedevi Rajan, who is a reputed Mohiniattam Guru. Smitha took her initial training from her mother. Her father, T R Rajappan, died when she was very young. She became a professional dancer at the age of 12. In 1980, Smitha accompanied her grandmother, her mother, and her aunt to popularize Mohiniyattam in India and other countries. She was the leading performer of Kerala Kalalayam from 1979 to 1992. She has assisted her mother, grandmother, and aunt in teaching Mohiniyattam to a number of today's Mohiniyattam performers. In 2014, she received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award.

Today, Smitha lives in St. Louis, Missouri, along with her family, and is running the institution Nrithyakshetra "Temple of Dance" as a branch of the institution Guru Sreedevi Rajan started in Kochi, in association with the parent institution Kerala Kalalayam.

She produced as well as appeared in the 2019 documentary on Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma titled "Mother of Mohiniyattam," which was directed by Dr. Vinod Mankara.

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Honours Received by Smitha Rajan

* 2009- Honoured by OHMKARAM, Greater St. Louis, USA

* 2005- Awarded the title Kalaratna "Vallathol Puraskar" by KALADARPANAM, Kerala

* 2005- Dance Omi International Dance Collective Residency, New York, USA

* 2002- Recognized as Ambassador for Global Peace through Art and Culture by Indian Junior Chamber of Commerce

* 2002- Honoured by SPIC-MACAY, Kochi Chapter

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Sunanda Nair- Indian Dancer

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Mohiniyattam is a classical dance form of Kerala which is believed to have originated in the 16th century CE. She is regarded as the "prima ballerina among Mohini attam dancers". She is the first one to receive a Master's degree in Mohini Attam from Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalay affiliated to the University of Mumbai. Early life of Sunanda NairNair took her initial training in Bharatanatyam at age six. Awards of Sunanda Nair· 'Global Mannam award', Nair Service Society of North America, New York 2020· 'Nrithya Seva Mani award', Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival 2020· 'Global Excellence Award for Performing Arts', 6th International Media Conference 2019· 'Citation' from Bangalore Club for Kathakali & the Arts 2018· 'Muthirai Pathitha Vithagar', Natyanjali Festival, Natyanjali Trust 2018

Saswati Sen

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She performs and teaches Kathak with her guru Birju Maharaj. She has been regarded as one of the skilled disciple of Birju Maharaj. Awards of Saswati SenThe dancer is a proud recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy Award for 2004-2005 and also the Sanskrit Award, the Shringar Mani Award, the critic’s Recommendation Award. Future Plans of Saswati Sen Saswati today is the secretary and the pouring force behind the institution which was her Guru, Pt Birju Maharaj's dream. Among her plans one is the desire to work towards popularizing Kathak in Kerala.

Fire Dance

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Some of the dance steps involve awe-inspiring fire stunts wherein the performers dance by holding fire rods in their hands and filling up their mouths with kerosene. It also includes skills such as fire breathing, fire eating, and body burning; sometimes called fakir skills. The devotional and exciting performance of fire dance can be seen at late nights of winter in Rajasthan. The music which plays during fire dance rises in tempo and ends like a crescendo. The Rajasthani folk music play with dhol, nagada, and dholak during fire dance.

Vyjayanthi Kashi

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She has a daughter Prateeksha Kashi, who is also a kuchipudi dancer. One of Vyjayanthi's specialty is the Mayurakautam or picturisation of peacock, a ritualistic dance form practiced several years ago by the temple dancers (performed by only a few dancers today). In her most dramatic roles, she has portayed the woman as a victim of her time, her society, her family and her man. One of Vyjayanthi's specialty is the Mayurakautam or picturisation of peacock, a ritualistic dance form practiced several years ago by the temple dancers (performed by only a few dancers today). In her most dramatic roles, she has portayed the woman as a victim of her time, her society, her family and her man. Personal Life of Vyjayanthi KashiVyjayanthi Kashi married Vijaya Kashi, who is a television and theatre artist whom she met while acting in theatre. The couple is blessed with a daughter Prateeksha Kashi, who is also a Kuchipudi dancer.

Performance in the Kathakali Dance

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However, in recent years, women have started to become Kathakali dancers. Like all other dance forms Kathakali has also undergone changes over the time. In Kathakali emphasis is given more on “Aharya Abhinaya”, the use of costumes, ornaments and facial make-up. It is interesting to note that Kathakali is the only Indian dance form in which the entire body, both skeleton and muscles, down to even the smallest facial muscle are used to portray emotion. When Kathakali dance is being performed the text of the drama or the story is sung for the dancer and is the baseline for his or her interpretation.

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