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	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Orissi was revived in post-independent India, as a neo-classical form, by a group of scholars and dance practitioners/teachers, who formed the group known as Jayantika.
		Although Orissi moved from temple to theatre and lost some of its spiritual quality, except as a dramatic device, without this coming togetherof four great dancers and the move into a theatre venture, the dance would have been totally lost to posterity as an art form.
		Orissi, the classical style of today in India, has developed from the gotipua repertoire, rather than the mahari repertoire and technique, and overcoming all growing pains, it has finally come into its own and taken India’s dance stage by storm.
	academic.evergreen.edu /r/royr/History.html (499 words)

	bellydance diary
		Orissi is a form that tells stories, with specific meanings assigned to gestures and movements; they can be put together to make a larger story.
		In the case of Orissi, the English thought that the dances were obscene and that the dancers were as well.
		Orissi was initially a temple dance done in the temple of Jaganath (you can see how much the British loved their new conquest, by knowing that the god is the root of the word "juggernaut".) by the women who were the wives of the god-king.
	www.steppinrazor3.com /bellydance.html (2669 words)

	orissi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Dance in Orissa is attested by an inscription from the 2nd century BCE, but the present Orissi style has its roots in the dance performed at the temple of the god Jagannath in Puri.
		The most characteristic stance is the chauka ("square"), in which the feet are spread wide and pointed in opposite directions, with the knees bent such that the upper leg is parallel with to the ground.
		The modern Orissi dance form has also been heavily shaped by the shift from temple to stage in the 20th century; this change of venue has been primarily responsible for its classical" form becoming more rigidly defined than in the past.
	www2.carthage.edu /~lochtefe/orissi.html (1095 words)

	Pakhavaj - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The pakhavaj also called mardal, pakuaj, pakhvaj and mardala is an Ancient Indian barrel shaped percussion instrument which is similar to the mridangam.
		It is widely used for orissi dancers and sometimes for kathak.
		It is the standard percussion instrument in dhrupad.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pakhavaj (420 words)

	The Herald : Entertainment
		ORISSI dance originated in the Hindu Temples of India and is amongst the oldest form of dance in India.
		Butani has taken Orissi dance to the highest level and is quite enchanting to watch.
		Manglacharan is the traditional opening that masks the beginning of an Orissi performance this is followed by Saveri Pallavi a pure dance that unfolds as the music develops the beauty of the movements.
	www.theherald.co.za /herald/2003/07/02/lstyle/lst03_02072003.htm (275 words)

	Odissi-Orissi Dance
		Either Orissi or Odissi may be considered acceptable in writing.
		The confusion over how to spell Orissi, in English, is due to the fact, Indian languages possess some entirely different sounds in their alphabets than does English.
		The 'D' pronunciation has a harsh unaesthetic sound, and 'Orissi' more accurately represents the musical sound of the word as said from time immemorial, however both spellings are used interchangeably on this site.
	www.olywa.net /ratna-david/odissi/spelling.htm (241 words)

	J. Cano, M. Sagués, E. Barrio, P. Vidal, R.F. Castañeda, J. Gené & J. Guarro — Molecular ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		FMR 4221; clade 2 = Chrysosporium zonatum, Uncinocarpus orissi and Aphanoascus clathratus; clade 3 = Aphanoascus saturnoideus; clade 4 = Chrysosporium submersum, Aphanoascus durus and Chrysosporium siglerae; clade 5 = Chrysosporium evolceanui, C.
		This susceptibility of ornamentation patterns to evolutionary convergence is demonstrated repeatedly in the present study.
		Pseudoarachniotus orissi B. Sur and G.R. Ghosh, in Ghosh and Sur, Kavaka 12: 67.
	www.studiesinmycology.org /en/content/47/15/toon (4302 words)

	Art forms of India
		Orissi is a dance form from the state of Orissa, in eastern India.
		Now the Orissi style is a solo dance form, usually performed by a woman.
		Just as food without salt is inedible, so is Orissi dance inconceivable without rendering from Jaydeva's Geeta Govinda.
	www.indiansaga.com /art/orissi_dance.html (348 words)

	Sharing a Stage: India's Classical Styles - New York Times
		Three of India's major classical styles were on view: Orissi from the east, Kathak from the north and Bharata Natyam from the south.
		Ramli Ibrahim lives in Malaysia, but as an Orissi dancer he has had great success in India, and it was easy to see how his contemporary energy colors a style associated with famous temple sculpture.
		The typical Orissi shape, curved body and one hip out, went easily with his footwork, punctuated by plies and leaps.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0D8133DF930A1575AC0A960958260 (391 words)

	Indian Classical Dances: Tradition and Transition by Ashish Khokar
		Orissi was the most recently revived and established form of all, as a late as in the 1960s, at the hands of Ritha Devi, a pioneering figure, whose example led both Yamini Krishnamurthi and Indrani Rahman to take to the form.
		In Orissi, the best ensemble work comes from Nrityagram, the dance village on the outskirts of the science and silicon city, Bangalore, which gave the world such renowned names as Ram Gopal, Krishna Rao, Shanta Rao and Maya rao.
		Sharmila Biswas in Calcutta is another Orissi dancer who amalgamating different trends and strains of Orissi and trying to extend its parameters.
	www.boloji.com /dances/00126.htm (2195 words)

	India (Heritage of Dance): Northern Classical Forms
		Orissi, like Bharata Natym, was intended to be performed in temples as a religious offering.
		Among the leading performers of Orissi are Sanjukta Panirgrahi, Indrani Rehman and Sonal Mansingh.
		Orissi belongs to Eastern states of Orissa, where there are a number of institutions providing training in art, particularly in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.
	www.caroun.com /Countries/Asia/India/Dance/8NorthernClassicalForms.html (144 words)

	Odissi (Orissi) Classical Dance of Orissa (Odissa)
		by David Courtney, Ph.D. The Odissi (Orissi) dance is the Indian classical dance from the Eastern state of Odissa.
		The tradition of dancing girls at the temple at Puri was abolished.
		The general view is that traditional Orissi singers and musicians have been so influenced by Hindustani concepts that they are unable to present the music in its "original" form.
	chandrakantha.com /articles/indian_music/nritya/odissi.html (901 words)

	Articles - Dance costumes - Sukanya Rahman in response to The costumes of the Sutra Odissi dancers of Malaysia:
		I was in Puri with my mother Indrani in the summer of 1957 when she, under guru Debaprasad Das's guidance, created the costume she chose to wear for Orissi.
		Skeptics in the capital were converted, their minds finally open to the possibility of accepting Orissi as a viable classical dance form firmly rooted in the Natya Shastra.
		Indrani's dance reminded one of the charming dancers on the walls of the Rajarani temple of Bhuvaneshwar and the heavenly apsaras on the Sun temple at Konarak...
	www.narthaki.com /info/articles/art147.html (587 words)

	THE DANCE: CLASSICAL INDIAN FARE - New York Times
		On Thursday, at the Theater of the Riverside Church, the mother-and-daughter team of dancers presented a program in the Kuchipudi, Bharata Natyam and Orissi styles that was informative and charming.
		In terms of sheer beauty, the highlight of the program was the delicately sensuous ''Orissi Suite,'' danced by Sukanya, which included a prayer danced to the god Ganesh, a love song from the Gita Govinda and Natangi, a pure-dance finale.
		Much of the excitement of Indian classical dancing comes from the sometimes almost impossibly intricate foot-beats and the tension of their relationship to the music's equally intricate rhythms.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=940CE7DF1038F934A25752C1A963948260 (312 words)

	Gargy Banerjee
		Gargy studied Bharata Natyam in India for two years before her initial training in Orissi in Vancouver, B.C..
		She began studying Orissi in 1992 under Dr. Ratna Roy, and became a member of Urvasi in 1994.
		Since then she has performed around Washington State, in two international festivals, in Winnipeg and in Ottawa, as well as several times at the University of British Columbia.
	www.thumri.com /utsav/gargy.html (135 words)

	Odissi or Orissi is the traditional style of dance dance... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Odissi or Orissi is the traditional style of dance dance...
		"Odissi" (or Orissi) is the traditional style of dance dance which originated in the temples of the state of Orissa Orissa in Eastern India India, where it was performed by the "devdasi devdasis".
		It is one of the oldest surviving forms of dance, with depictions of Odissi dancing dating back as far as the 1st century BC 1st century BC.
	www.biodatabase.de /Odissi (129 words)

	mardala.com -> Articles written for mardala.com
		Mardal is known as main tala instrument of Orissi Sangit & Dance.
		It is also available in almost all the all temples along with the Orissi dancing idols.
		In the process of innovative ideas of young Orissi Gurus, this Mardal was thought not to use only in Orissi dance or song but try to establish Mardal as a full fazed musical instrument.
	www.mardala.com /articles/?sId=fe8e9eb32f8fe0f62606babd07fc148c (1060 words)

	New Works • Vancouver, BC
		Frank J. Petty III attended the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, USA and it was there that he began his study in Orissi dance.
		After graduating in 1995 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Multicultural Studies with a Minor in Orissi Dance, Frank relocated to Ithaca, New York to attend Cornell University.
		After completing his training at Cornell University, he relocated back to Seattle, Washington and resumed dancing with the Urvasi Dance Troupe (founded by Dr. Ratna Roy), and most recently assisted in teaching her Seattle Orissi dance classes.
	www.newworks.ca /scheherazaad.html (632 words)

	Orissi Dance Ensemble \| OlyBlog
		“The Flowering of Orissi,” sponsored by The Evergreen Orissi Dance Ensemble and featuring the Urvasi Dance Company, with 25 dancers and four musicians and led by Evergreen professor Dr. Ratna Roy, will be held at the Experimental Theatre, Communications Building, The Evergreen State College, on April 21 and 22, at 8 p.m.
		Whether that is entirely accurate or not, what is internationally known and last February acknowledged in Orissa, home of Orissi dance, is that Washington is second only to Orissa in the flowering of this dance style.
		Olympia is the home of the dance style, particularly that of the oldest of the gurus, Guru Pankaj Charan Das with his Mahari ang (style) that is little known in India.
	olyblog.net /events/orissi-dance-ensemble-apr-2006 (928 words)

	Odissi-Orissi Dance
		Orissi, or Odissi, is a classical dance form from the state of Orissa.
		Orissi is characterized by fluidity of the upper torso (the waves of the ocean on the shores of Puri) and gracefulness in gestures and wristwork (swaying of the palms), juxtaposed with firm footwork (heartbeat of Mother Earth).
		All classical Indian dance forms include both pure rhythmic dances and acting or story dances.
	www.olywa.net /ratna-david (193 words)

	attendance 2004/05 issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The history of Orissi, unknown at length, is extracted from Mohan Khokar's forthcoming book - The Dance Orissi - completed by Ashish Khokar.
		The four pillars of Orissi- Gurus Pankaj Charandas, Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra, Guru Deba Prasad Das and Guru Mayadhar Raut are platformed for the first time ever.
		The Orissi Festival in USA, for most part a flop-show, is profiled.
	www.narthaki.com /hplinks/attend5.html (317 words)

	Orissi dance … ancient tradition revived in Vancouver - Indian dance production in British Columbia Performing ...
		Orissi dance …; ancient tradition revived in Vancouver - Indian dance production in British Columbia
		Orissi, a recently revived form of classical dance performed in temples on India's East coast, would be a rare treat to come by, even in India.
		I first saw Gargi Banerjee in 1995, performing when she was fifteen years old, at a local cultural festival.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1319/is_1_32/ai_53480012 (402 words)

	Chaitee Sengupta: other (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Recently my dream of being on the NPR Piano Puzzler came true.
		Odissi, also sometimes transliterated as Orissi, is a classical dance from eastern India.
		I've been learning, practicing and performing this dance for about 9 years.
	students.washington.edu /chaitees/other.html (201 words)

	Yahoo! Domains Web Card
		Mitra purkayastha, a renowned dancer in Odissi (Orissi) style has been widely acclaimed as an accomplished dancer, choreographer and teacher.
		She has been teaching in United States since 1979 and in New Jersey since 1986 where she inaugerated her famous school "Rhythms of Dance and Music."
		She had an intense training in the classical temple dance of Orissa, Odissi (Orissi) under the supervision of Guru Padmasri Muralidhar Majhi.
	www.orissidancenj.com (141 words)

	Mitra comes from a family of musicians and artists,
		By the time Mitra left for America, she had a degree in Music and Dance, and had been a disciple of two renowned dance teachers.
		One of the teachers, Guru Khelendra Singh known as Mukherjee, taught her the Manipuri style of dance for 15 years, while the other teacher, Guru Padmasri Muralidhar Majhi, taught her the Orissi style for 10 years.
		Mitra's aunt had also been her dance teacher, opening her mind to the possibilities of self-expression in dance.
	www.digitrends.com /crossingcultures/mitra2.htm (291 words)

	Past Performing Arts Events at Evergreen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Flowering of Orissi in the Pacific Northwest
		The Nonsense Company performs contemporary music and theater by emerging and established composers, focusing on new work dealing with text, scored movement, politics, and history.
		"The Flowering of Orissi," sponsored by The Evergreen Orissi Dance Ensemble and featuring the Urvasi Dance Company, with 25 dancers and four musicians and led by Evergreen professor Dr. Ratna Roy.
	www.evergreen.edu /expressions/pastevents.htm (690 words)

	Dheeraj Cultural Foundation, Inc.- Indian Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In 1988, he studied Khatak and Orissi dances from Guru Tirath Ajmani and Reva Ajmani.
		From 1982 to 1988, Dheeraj held the disco dancing champion title.
		The school has been in existence for 6 years and he teaches Kathak, Orissi, Folk, Filmi, Bhangra and Chutney.
	www.dcfinc.org /html/danceschool.shtml (330 words)

	Mindy Aloff -- Letter from New York - February 23, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		I wasn’t able to get to the live performance; however, the academic session I attended was passionate and brainy—and filled with people who were agreeing on disagreeing about the discrepancy between theory and practice.
		The paper topics and their presenters are listed below; yet I’d like to note that the films of Orissi dancing presented by Ratna Roy of Evergreen State College were among the most amazing dance performances I’ve seen in New York this year.
		Common to all of them was an ease of execution that made their dancing look as natural as breathing, regardless of the difficulty of the choreography or its demands on stamina.
	www.danceviewtimes.com /dvny/aloff/winter04/022304.htm (842 words)

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