Kumudini Lakhia
Kumudini Lakhia | |
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| Born | 17 May 1930 |
| Died | 12 April 2025 (aged 94) |
| Occupation(s) | Founder-Director, Kadamb School of Dance and Music |
| Known for | Kathak dance and choreography |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan |
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Kumudini Lakhia (17 May 1930 – 12 April 2025) was an Indian Kathak dancer and choreographer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where she founded Kadamb School of Dance and Music, an institute of Indian dance and music in 1967.
A pioneer in contemporary Kathak dance, she was credited with moving away from the solo form of Kathak starting in the 1960s, by turning it into a group spectacle, and also innovations like taking away traditional stories and adding contemporary storylines into Kathak repertoire.