List of Indian women in dance
- List of Indian women in dance
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.
Choreographers
* Farah Khan, film director and award-winning choreographer.
* Saroj Khan, award-winning choreographer
* Vaibhavi Merchant, award-winning choreographer
Dancers
* Pratishtha Sharma [http://dancewithyoga.googlepages.com] [www.bharatyoga.com]
* Isha Sharvani
* Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma
* Kanak Rele
* Kajal Tank [http://rktroupe.googlepages.com/]
* Manisha Gulyani
* Mythili Kumar
* Medha Yodh
* Mallika Sarabhai
* Mrinalini Sarabhai
* Protima Bedi, aka Protima Gauri.
* Prerana Deshpande
* Ruchi Sharma
* Rukmini Devi Arundale
* Sonal Mansingh
* Shobha Naidu
* Sunanda Nair
* Shovana Narayan
* Sanjukta Panigrahi
* Sreyashi Dey
* Smitha Rajan
* Yamini Krishnamurthy
Further reading
* Chakravorty, Pallabi. 2007. "Bells of Change: Kathak Dance, Women, and Modernity in India" Calcutta: Seagull Books. ISBN-10: 1905422482; ISBN-13: 978-1905422487.
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