Founder-Director, Kadamb School of Dance and Music
Known for
Kathak dance and choreography
Kumudini Lakhia (born 17 May 1930) is an Indian Kathak dancer and choreographer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat,[1] where she founded Kadamb School of Dance and Music, an institute of Indian dance and music in 1967.[2]
A pioneer in contemporary Kathak dance, she is credited for moving away from the solo form of Kathak starting in the 1960s, by turning it into a group spectacle, and also innovations like taking away traditional stories and adding contemporary storylines into Kathak repertoire.[3][4][5]
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^Rachel Howard (24 September 2006). "When Many Feet Make Loud Work". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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