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Jul 24, 2020 · Uday and Amala Shankar with son Ananda and daughter Mamata On that trip, Uday Shankar had asked her to emote a few dancing steps. Together, they toured Europe. At their first show in Belgium, she ...
Jun 29, 2018 · Amala Shankar was born on June 27, 1919 in Jessore, then undivided Bengal, and was introduced to dance at a very young age by the Shankar family whom she met in France. She took her initial and ...
Uday Shankar (born Uday Shankar Choudhary; 8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, which he later popularised in India, Europe, and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.
Jul 24, 2020 · Amala Shankar was married to dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar. She first met him in Paris at the age of 11 and went on to perform across the world with his dance group.
Jul 24, 2020 · Amala Shankar, who was married to celebrated dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar, was born in 1919. At the age of 11, she went to the International Colonial Exhibition in Paris and met Uday Shankar and his family there. Later, Amala Shankar also joined Uday Shankar's dance troupe and performed across several countries.
Jul 29, 2020 · Meera tells me how, on one of their trips to Darjeeling, they made a stop at Kolkata. Amala Shankar was ecstatic about their visit, and ensured that they met her entire family. “It was at this time that we also got to see the famous Uday Shankar Dance School with a first-hand narrative from her about its history and conception,” Meera says.
Jul 24, 2020 · Amala Shankar, who had been active even in her early 90s, was awarded the Banga Bibhusan by the West Bengal government in 2011 for her contribution in the field of arts.
