Nandita Behera

Nandita Behera
Nandita Behera
Born Nandita Pattnaik
29 August 1957 (1957-08-29) (age 54)
Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Occupation Odissi Dancer and Instructor
Nationality Oriya, Indian
Period 20th century, 21st century
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Nandita Behera (née Pattnaik) is an Odissi dance instructor and founder of Odissi Dance Circle in Cerritos, California. A student of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra and Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, Nandita Behera has been teaching Odissi in California for the past twenty years. She was awarded Sringaramanai by Sur Singar Samsad Bombay and is also a recipient of the National Scholarship for Dance in India.[1]

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  1. ^ http://www.odissidancecircle.com/aboutgurubehera.shtml

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