Kathak dance by Tushar-Pooja Bhatt
Kathak dance by Tushar-Pooja Bhatt on World Dance Day 2016 at Alliance Francaise, Bengaluru.
Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathakars (storytellers). Its form today contains traces of temple and ritual dances, and the influence of the bhakti movement.
There are two major schools (gharanas) of Kathak from which performers today generally draw their lineage: the gharanas of Jaipur and Lucknow, and a less prominent Raigarh gharana.
Kathak dance by Tushar-Pooja Bhatt
Kathak dance by Tushar-Pooja Bhatt on World Dance Day 2016 at Alliance Francaise, Bengaluru.
Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathakars (storytellers). Its form today contains traces of temple and ritual dances, and the influence of the bhakti movement.
There are two major schools (gharanas) of Kathak from which performers today generally draw their lineage: the gharanas of Jaipur and Lucknow, and a less prominent Raigarh gharana.