Question : Who among the following applied European theatrical techniques to Indian Classical dance with folk and tribal dance?
Option 1: Guru Bipin Singh
Option 2: Uday Shankar
Option 3: Birju Maharaj
Option 4: Kelucharan Mohapatra
Correct Answer: Uday Shankar
Solution : The correct answer is Uday Shankar.
With his innovative methods and creations, Uday Shankar was the pioneer in the idea of modern dance in India. Uday Shankar created his unique dancing style by combining European theatrical skills with Indian classical and traditional dance elements. He gave the new dancing style the name "Hi-dance", but he later changed it to "Creative dance".
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Question : Who among the following created the dance form named "Hi-dance" that he later rechristened and called "Creative Dance"?
Option 1: Shashadhar Acharya
Option 2: Birju Maharaj
Option 3: Kunwar Amar
Option 4: Uday Shankar
Question : Who among the following is related to the Lucknow Kalka Bindadin gharana of Kathak?
Option 1: Pandit Birju Maharaj
Option 2: Padma Subrahmanyam
Option 3: Sonal Mansingh
Option 4: Guru Bipin Singh
Question : Who among the following Indian classical dancers, who popularised the Odissi dance form both in India and all over the world received the honour of Padma Vibhushan in 2000?
Option 1: Pankaj Charan Das
Option 2: Kelucharan Mohapatra
Option 3: Rahul Acharya
Option 4: Debasis Patnaik
Question : Which Manipuri dance expert founded Govindji Nartanalaya dance school for women in Imphal?
Option 2: Rajkumar Singhajit Singh
Option 3: Guru Amubi
Option 4: Phanjoubam Iboton Singh
Question : Guru Bipin Singh, who received the honour of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1966 and the Kalidas Samman by Madhya Pradesh Government, was an exponent of which of the following Indian classical dance forms?
Option 1: Odissi
Option 2: Manipuri
Option 3: Kuchipudi
Option 4: Kathak
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