Odissi Workshop 1

ODISSI
The classical dance practiced in Orissa is called Odissi. It is the oldest surviving dance form in India on the basis of archaeological evidence.
History: Odissi is claimed to be the earliest Indian dance on the basis of archaeological evidence. The earliest evidence is a stone edict from 2nd Century B.C in the Rāni Gumpha caves of Orissa which describes a dancer dancing with her accompanists. These might even be prior to the Nātya Shāsthra.
There is absolutely no reference to dance from the 2nd century B.C to the 7th century A.D due to the Buddhist influence. It was during the reign of the Késari kings for 3 centuries from the 9th century AD that the construction of temples became an important feature. Both music and dance became closely connected with rituals and worship. The Odissi dance form has been preserved to this day by the Nātya Shāsthra and Gotipua dancers.
Natyashastra: Maharis were the female attendants of the temple. The earliest record of dancing girls in the temples is 10th century A.D. In the temple of Jagannāth at Puri, the dancing girls were appointed for the essential ritual service of the deity by Ananthavarma Chōdogangadhévan in the 11th century. The Maharis were divided into several groups according to their services. The dancing girls were known as Nachuni and others Bhitara gauni (female singers who sing inside the temple), Bāhara gauni (female singers who sing outside the temple) and Gaudasani (those whose duty was to fan the god). There was another class of Maharis known as Samparadha Niyōga whose duty was to dance during ceremonial procession such as Ratha Yāthra, Chandhan Yāthra etc.
With the invasion of the Mughals and lack of royal patronage, the dance of the Maharis declined. The Maharis ceased to be respected as dhāsīs of the lord and came to be associated with being concubines. With the rule of the Marathās in the 18th century, the arts were revived.

[@sanjudance]

Sujata Appa is Goddess !! Her presence changes the atmosphere..!! Pranam.

[@arshiaghatak8516]

I met her! 😄 She is a goddess. I saw her perform! ♥😍 I do odissi, too. She's my idol! She's a little better then my guru. Don't tell my guru!

[@espejoresonantee]

Hermosa maestra que bella forma de ser y de enseñar. Qué afortunados fueron

[@lifewithdance8592]

merry Christmas guru maa ,
thanks for the so good basic .
i do odiss dance in solan himachal pradesh .my guru is mr. minaketan sahu . He is 1st classical dancer and most humble teacher.I thanks to odisha they please give as a so good teacher. I love to odissidance.JAI JAGANNATH

[@zhanggrace833]

T his video was so helpful to learn Odissi dance. Thank you so much guru Sujata. I like Indian classical dance, the music and the history. Love from China. ♥️

[@rajeshkhanna282]

Sujata guruji like goddess of odissi dance & she teaches wonderful really

[@siddharthsharma9836]

Mohapatra's so graceful

[@kumarsubra1]

The most graceful dance form in India

[@neerajamb]

God! Sujata appa is sooooo beautiful!!!

[@rinkupradhan4703]

Hi lik

[@DNH17]

Just discovered abt this online, what a spectacular tradition as wikipedia explains ... as

[@anjaliangelita1003]

Thank you for this video

[@lilly1865]

Thanks very very much

[@rameshkumarpandey6224]

Excellent
👍👍

[@sujataneelamana1025]

Khub bhalo sujataji. I am 49 years old. I like odissi very much but I could not learn. Is it possible Now? I Am suffering from diabetes and highpertension and dance is one thing which gives body a very good exercise and pleasure to heart

[@Shiva99333]

Fusion dance concept development for Odissi with clean crisp sounds of western Tap Dancing ! Never vbeen even attempted.
Adifficult concept to make sense out of. But, for limitrd expressions
might just be interesting.
At least exploration into humour through dance.

[@dipenchandra4014]

Very very beautifu is so lovely

[@medhavicreations3363]

Good work!

[@Dinu-1959]

WONDERFUL ... CONGRATULATIONS and all the best, from Romania ! _ / | \ _

[@satishkumarpatra4896]

Sujata Mohapatra is the gift to Odissi.

[@puspanjalinaik8976]

very nice mam

[@MissTia777]

They are novice beginners! Thought everyone in India from teenagers to adults would be experts! I would be!

[@peachs5431]

sort of stupid of you to believe that every woman of a country is an accomplished anf trained dancer

[@MissTia777]

Peach S So stupid of you to reply to this 6 month old ass comment!

[@triptidharua150]

hello mem i am form Odisha me odisha sikhana chati hu

[@anweshray7626]

Where was is this mam

[@somethinggtwo]

Where was this? How can I go here?

[@shitalnamaye8859]

What to know about d classes, can pls share location or contact

[@anamikadanceandmusic3363]

Plz teach me odissi dance mam

[@anweshray7626]

How can contact you