WHERE TRADITION MEETS MODERNITY

The guru-shishya parampara [tradition], a distinct facet of Indian classical dance, gave way to uniform, structured dance teaching at institutions such as Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya in Bombay. Not that the tradition is entirely obsolete (take the Protima Bedi-founded Nrityagram), but teachers have factored in its limitations as well as its noteworthy tenets to build a more structured approach to dance education.