Kathak Kathak is one of the eight classical dance styles of India. It is a popular Indian Dance Form with a long history attached to its roots. Kathak is derived from Katha - Meaning Story & Kar - Meaning Doer. Kathakars or storytellers, would wander around places and during their journey, they would sing, dance and narrate legendary stories that later became a part of the Kathak Repertoire of Indian Classical Dance. The Lucknow Gharana of Kathak was founded by Ishwari Prasad, a devotee of the Bhakti movement. Ishwari lived in the village of Handiya situated in southeast Uttar Pradesh. Other gharanas are the Jaipur Gharana and the Benaras Gharana. Recently, Jigyasa Giri has also come up with a new gharana and has coined it as the Dakshin Gharana. Kathak has intricate footworks and rhythmic patterns that draw the audience worldwide to watch this Indian traditional dance form. Pt. Birju Maharaj, Pt Achchan Maharaj, Saswati Sen, Jigyasa Giri, Roshan Kumari, Maya Rao are some of the popular Kathak dance artists. Kathak is an Important Dance Style and is performed in Indian dance festivals & Indian Cultural Events. Dance has always been an integral form of Indian Heritage, Culture & Tradition. Indian Classical Dance Forms have also found their way into the commercial Indian Film Industry. Dance music videos in various Indian are also inspired by Traditional Dance Forms & Classical Dance Styles. Today, Kathak has also been integrated with Bollywood, Kuchipudi Dance Form with with Telugu Film Industry - Tollywood, Bharatanatyam with Kollywood, Mohiniyattam with Mollywood, Odissi with Ollywood, Kannada & Malayalam Feature Films by the Respective Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood & Mollywood Industry. People Learn Kathak in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, USA, UK, Europe, Canada and all other parts of the World. Today, Kathak has also been integrated with Bollywood, Kuchipudi with Telugu Film Industry - Tollywood, Bharatanatyam with Kollywood, Mohiniyattam with Mollywood and Odissi with Ollywood. People Learn Kuchipudi in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, USA, UK, Europe, Canada and all other parts of the World<br /><br />ABOUT TIDE<br />The Indian Dance Experience, an exclusive YouTube channel for all Indian Dance Forms, conceptualized and managed by the Digital Wing of GIRI promotes, support and encourage artistes from across the world. <br />Giri is a 70 Year Young organization dedicated to service of Indian Heritage, Culture & Tradition.<br /><br />The Mission of TIDE Initiative is<br />1. To Promote & Showcase All Indian Dance forms and Performers Pursuing Classical & Folk Indian Dance forms from all over the world on a Single Neutral Platform.<br /><br />2. To Collaborate with artists to Record High Quality Videos as well as publish/showcase Prerecorded Videos.<br /><br />3. To promote Performer<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUdFYuzEhFo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUdFYuzEhFo</a>