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He has been studying
Odissi under Guru Jhelum Paranjape in Smitalay since 1995. His
devotion to dance in general and to Odissi in particular has no
bounds. He eats, drinks and sleeps dance. This devotion of his,
added with a natural body grace made him an adept dancer. Ankur was
noticed by Guru Padmavibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra and groomed
further by him - as he has done with nearly all the senior students
of Smitalay.
As a college student he
has won the 1st prize in dance competitions conducted by Swar
Sadhana Samiti, Sharada Sangeet Vidyalay and Yuvak
Biradari.
Some of his notable
performances include
- Neelam Patel Bahushrut
Foundation - Deaf Year 1998, Mumbai
- Odissi recital at at
NCPA, Oct 2001
- "Avishkar" Arvind
Deshpande's 30th year of the institution "Chitramanjari" Mahim.
Jan 2002
- Kalaghoda Festival
Odissi Recital (Duet), Jan 2002.
- Yuva
Mahotsav, Nehru Centre, 2004.
- 3rd
International Odissi Festival
Awards
/ Prizes
Pt.
Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Award, by Sharada Sangeet Vidyalaya.
First
prize at the Swar Sadhana Samiti classical dance competittion.
A very sincere and
dedicated teacher at Smitalay's main branch. He looks after the
Panvel branch of Smitalay along with other faculty member Sanatan
Chakravarty.
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