Acting

Uday Shankar

Born December 8, 1900 · Udaipur, India

Died September 26, 1977 · aged 76

Uday Shankar (1900 – 1977) was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, which he later popularised in India, Europe, and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a pioneer of modern dance in India. In 1962, he was …