Nandita Behera
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Nandita Behera is an Odissi
dance instructor and founder of Odissi Dance Circle in Cerritos, California
. A student of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
and Guru Gangadhar Pradhan
, Nandita Behera has been teaching Odissi
in California for the past twenty years. She was awarded Sringaramanai by Sur Singar Samsad Bombay and is also a recipient of the National Scholarship for Dance in India.
Odissi
Odissi, also spelled Orissi , is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It originates from the state of Orissa, in eastern India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidences. The classic treatise of Indian dance, Natya Shastra, refers to it as...
dance instructor and founder of Odissi Dance Circle in Cerritos, California
Cerritos, California
Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956...
. A student of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was an Indian classical dancer, guru and proponent of Odissi dance, who is credited for the revival of the classical dance form in the 20th century....
and Guru Gangadhar Pradhan
Gangadhar Pradhan
Gangadhar Pradhan was an eminent Odissi exponent and teacher, who also founded the Odissi Nritya Mandap in Puri in 1986 and organised several dance festivals in the temple city during his lifetime...
, Nandita Behera has been teaching Odissi
Odissi
Odissi, also spelled Orissi , is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It originates from the state of Orissa, in eastern India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidences. The classic treatise of Indian dance, Natya Shastra, refers to it as...
in California for the past twenty years. She was awarded Sringaramanai by Sur Singar Samsad Bombay and is also a recipient of the National Scholarship for Dance in India.