Personal Details
Date of Birth/Age | January 08, 1954 |
Education |
» MA(Kathak Dance) » Nritya Prabhakar(Kathak Dance) » Nritya Visharad(Kathak Dance) » B. Sc(Biology), Lucknow University |
Field of expertise | Kathak Dance |
Academic/Professional activities |
Starting at a young age of five years, Savita immersed rarely in the field of her liking Kathak dance. Under the training and guidance of legendary Guru Lachhu Maharaj for a long spam of years she excelled in both the styles of Kathak-Lasya and Tandava. A firm advocate of new experimentation in Kathak dance without compromising with its basic pure form, Savita improvised the performing techniques to evolve her own style. Her performances throughout the country include: » All India Dance Seminar and Conference (Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi) Her roles in the ballets ‘Chandravali’ and ‘Gautam Buddha’ have been immortalized by her. |
Name of the institution(s) you associated with | “Layashala Lalitkala Samiti, Indore (Founder) |
Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc. |
» ACADEMY AWARD – 2001, UP Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow » SENIOR FELLOWSHIP, Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Culture, Govt. of India, for Performance Oriented Research on “Bal-Samasya”. |
Books/Articles authored | |
Any association with foreign institution(s) | Member, International Dance Council, UNESCO, Paris, (France) |
Any other information |