Tribhangi

Not until recently, was the Odissi dance style created and organized into a dance repertoire. Its roots came from the Mahari Dance, the first traditional dance style of Odisha. The Mahari Dance was a ritualistic temple dance form performed by chaste women in front of Lord Jagannath in the ancient Puri Temples. This dance form […]

Follow a spiritual aesthetic such that the theme is rooted in religion. Whether it be a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or dance, these styles like to depict a certain faith, morale, and/or religious story. All eight Indian classical dance (Odissi being one) forms focus on expressing devotion to the “Higher Being” through their dance repertoire.