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Odissi India.|ɒˈdɪsɪ|
[f. the place-name Orissa, Skr. odra.]
A style of Indian dance, believed to be one of the oldest in India, originating in the eastern state of Orissa. Also called Orissi.
1965E. Bhavnani Dance in India vi. 49 The classical dance as practised in Orissa, a State on the mid-north-eastern coast of India, is known as Orissi or Odissi. 1967Singha & Massey Indian Dancer xxv. 203 Odissi did not escape a decline any more than the other dances of India... Odissi draws upon several ancient texts in Sanskrit and Oriya. Ibid. 205 Although Odissi recitals are nowadays given on the stage, they are nevertheless essentially a form of worship in which the dancer performs an act of adoration. 1971Femina (Bombay) 30 Apr. 29/1 A student of Hindustani classical music, she knows many Oriya songs and is in demand in Bombay to accompany young Odissi dancers. 1972Daily Tel. 26 Apr. 14/4 Her Odissi section could hardly have been more different. In this quintessentially feminine style, she showed the ancient thrice-bent sculptural positions as well as a wide variety of spins. |