Question : Ileana Citaristi is the first classical dancer of foreign origin who was conferred the Padma Shri Award in 2006 for her contributions to ________.
Option 1: Kathakali
Option 2: Kathak
Option 3: Bharatanatyam
Option 4: Odissi
Correct Answer: Odissi
Solution : The correct answer is Odissi.
Italian Odissi and Chhau dancer and instructor Ileana Citaristi is living in Bhubaneswar, India. She won the Best Choreography for Yugant Award at the 43rd National Film Awards in 1995. In 2006, she became the first dancer of foreign descent to receive the Padma Shri for her services to Odissi.
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Question : Select the correct pair of classical dance and dancer.
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Option 3: Jhelum Paranjape - Kuchipudi
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Option 1: Kuchipudi
Option 2: Bharatanatyam
Option 3: Kathak
Option 4: Kathakali
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Option 1: Kutiyattam
Option 2: Kuchipudi
Option 3: Kathakali
Option 4: Yakshagana
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Option 1: Bharatanatyam
Option 2: Kathakali
Option 3: Kuchipudi
Option 4: Kathak
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Option 3: Odissi
Option 4: Bharatanatyam
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