About Odissi Dance:

It is a unique and most popular classical dance beginning, which originated from the temples. Over the centuries, the Odissi has been developed under three schools, namely, Mahari, Dancer and Gotipu. The roots of the Mahari are from the devadasi tradition, where women were danced to the Gods in the temple. The next dancer was developed in the royal courts. Finally, Gotipu style where young boys wear in women’s clothing. A common Odissi dance style includes Mangalacharan, Batu Nrutya, Pallavi, Abhinaya & Moksha.

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Summer – March to MayAverage Minimum Temperature – 36° CAverage Minimum Temperature – 24° CAverage Precipitation – 26.6 mmMonsoon – June to OctoberAverage Minimum Temperature – 32° CAverage Minimum Temperature – 25° CAverage Precipitation – 202 mmSummer – March to MayAverage Minimum Temperature – 28° CAverage Minimum Temperature – 17° CAverage Precipitation – 24.75 mm

History Odissi Dance:

The antiquity of this dance form is clear from its roots that ancient Sanskrit Hindu texts are also known ‘Natya Shastra’ which is related to various performing arts. All the 108 fundamental dance units described in ‘Natya Shastra’ are similar in the form of this art. There are thousands of verses which are structured in different chapters. Dance is divided into two special forms in this lesson, namely ‘Nitita’ and ‘Dance’. While ‘Nitita’ is a pure dance that focuses on the speed of the hands and the gesture on the completeness, ‘dance’ is a singular expressive dance that emphasizes the aspects of expression. Natalia Lidova, a Russian scholar, says that this text highlights several theories of Indian classical dances in which the Shiva melodrama dance is included, which are asanas, basic steps, Bhavs, rasas, acting and gestures. In the context of four popular styles of the venerable meaning, namely ‘Oda-Magadhi’, ‘Panchali’, ‘Dakshatya’ and ‘Avanti’, the methods of meaningful representation are found in the text, in which Ondra shows this art

Sites of archaeological and historical significance such as caves and temples in Puri, Konark and Bhubaneswar are historical forms of ancient art forms, such as music and dance. The largest Buddhist complex in Odisha, situated in the monastery of Udaygiri, is located in the Manpuri cave, Khairavla, from the Mahameghavana clan, the rule of Jain King of Kalinga, which ruled around 1 century or second century B.C. Cave shows carvings of musicians and dance; Music and dance references are also found in the Hathigumpha inscriptions of Udaygiri, which were written by Kharavel. The antiquity of the music tradition of Odisha is also evident by the archaeologists’ account of lithophones, which is made of Polish basalt with 20 keys. It was found near the Angul site in the archeological site of Orissa, which was called Shankarjung which is around 1000 BC.

Languages in Odissi Dance:

• Ganjami Oriya (Most Preferred Language)
• Odiya
• Hindi
• English

There are three primary dance spaces in the Odissi?

Samabhanga – The position of the class, with uniform weight on both legs, spine straight, arms raised up with elbows bent.

Abhanga – due to the inclination of deep legs in body weight, due to deep leg bends, while the feet and knees are turned outwards, and one hip extending sideways.

Tribhanga – An S-shaped body is three times bending body, with the fuselage referred to in one direction, while covering the head and hips in the opposite direction of the fuselage. In addition, hands and feet cover the body in the overall form of two sections (rectangle), providing a beauty frame of reference. It is described in ancient Sanskrit texts, and its forms are found in other Hindu dance arts, but Tribhanga posts are mostly developed and specific to the Odyssey, and they are found in the historical Hindu temple relief.

Some of the renowned Odissi dancers?

• Guru Pankajcharan
• Guru Kelucharna
• Late Debprasad
• Late Sanjukta Panigrahi
• Kumkum Mohanty
• Indrani Rehema
• Guru Nabakishore
• Guru Gangadhar
• Guru Ranbir
• Guru Subrat Pattaniak
• And Illena

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