| Uday Shankar (8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) (Bengali: উদয় শংকর), the pioneer of modern dance in India, and a world renowned Indian dancer and choreographer, was most known for adapting Western theatrical techniques to traditional Indian classical dance,
imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, thus
laying the roots of modern Indian dance, which he later popularized in
India, Europe, and the United States in 1920s and 1930s and effectively
placed Indian dance on the world map. | |
