Modern Odissi Dance History

Video Transcript

"Odissi Dance as we know today is thanks to the revival that was done in the mid 50's, 1950's by the four main pillars of Odissi Dance. The four main gurus who came together in the 50's to revive Odissi as it had deteriorated and people were not aware of the dance form. So these four Gurus are Guru Kelu Charan Mahapatra, Guru Mahadev Rout, Guru Pankaj Charan Das and Guru Deba Prasad Das. These four men gurus have their own unique technique and style. I'm a student at the Guru Mahadev Rout School of Odissi Dance and I have been a student since, for the last thirty, over thirty years. And I am a strict follower of the guru shishi parampara, which is the teaching from a guru to the student that today I pass on to my students in New York to perpetuate the classical traditional art form. So Guru Mahadev Rout School of Odissi Dance is base on the contemporary technique of Odissi which you will now see some aspect of."