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MINATI PRADHAN
Ms. Pradhan is an artist with technical perfection and feminine grace. She has performed widely inside the country and abroad. Some of the improtnat festival performed by Minati are Konark Festival, Dhauli Festival, Surya Festival, Kerala ; Nisagandhi Festival, Youth Festival etc. Get many awards and Certificates. She is a “A” grade artist Govt. of Orissa.

Working as a Dance teacher in Odissi Research Centre since 1993. Imparted training to many small children’s in Bhubaneswar, Guhati, Kolkata etc conducted classes at the International workshop of Indian art in USA and other places. She has also performed at different stages in USA with her husband Manoranjan Pradhan.
   
SRI YUDHISTIR NAYAK
Belonging to a rare breed of Odissi dancers, Yudhisthir Nayak is trained in both Odissi Vocal and Odissi Mardal. Initiated to Gotipua dance at the tender age of seven, subsequently he took up Odissi dance under the tutelage of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan at Orissa Dance Academy. A master of varied nuances of Odissi dance, he is a recipient of Senior National Scholarship and has carved a niche for himself as a resident teacher at Center for World Music, Sandiego. A rare combination of being a good performer and an excellent teacher, Yudhisthir has extensivel y performed in India and abroad. As a soloist, he has performed in ‘Dhauli Mahotsav’ and has been to USA for many prestigious programmes.
   

PABITRA KUMAR PRADHAN
Pabitra Kumar Pradhan started receiving his training at Orissa Dance Academy at the age of fifteen. Bestowed with a captivating stage presence, Pabitra has featured in major festivals and has performed widely at places like Raipur, New Delhi, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Guwahati Tanjavour, Pondichery and Bangalore. He has been awarded the Senior national Scholarship from the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. As a soloist, he has performed in the prestigious ‘Dhauli Mahotsav’ and ‘Nritya Pratibha’ organized by Sangeet Natak Akademi. Sponsored to the 20th spring Friendship Art Festival, Pyongyang, North Korea by ICCR, he has also performed in the major cities of USA & UK. Being a talented performer & excellent instructor he is also bestowed with the unique talent of choreographic new items keeping intact the essence of Odissi.
   

ROJALIN MOHAPATRA
Rojalin is learning Odissi since her childhood in Orissa Dance Academy under the mentorship of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan. Her sincerity and hard work have paid off in the form of Sringarmani title from the Soor Sringar Samsad, Mumbai. Rojalin is also an artiste of Doordarshan and has staged many performances inside the country and abroad like the Sultanate of Oman. Some of her major performances have been at ‘Poorva Festival’, ‘Odissi Sandhya’, ‘Pallavotsav’ and ‘Odissi Nrityotsav’.

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JANHABI BEHERA
An energetic and enthusiastic dancer, janhabi is a student-cum-performer of Orissa Dance Academy. A recipient of many awards and accolades, prominent among them being the Sringarmani title from Soor Sringar Samsad, Mumbai, she has also received the Senior National Scholarship from Ministry of HRD, govt. of India. With rich and varied experience of having performed across the length and breadth of the country, she has been to Japan as a soloist and to North Korea for the 20th Spring Friendship Art Festival.
   
BIJAYA KUMAR SAHOO
A unique blend of dancer and choreographer, Bijay stands out for his intricate footwork. A Senior National Scholarship holder from the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, he has completed his Bachelors in Music from the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya. Starting his career as Gotipua dancer, he later switched over to Odissi under the supervision of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan. His perseverance and passion scaled many new heights for him, some of his major dance performances being at 'Konark Dance Festival', Puri beach Festival', ' Swarnotsav,' 'Dhauli Mahotsav' - all in Orissa, 'Orissa Day' in Bhopal, ' Sapta Sajya' in Kollkata, 'Odissi Sandhya' in New Delhi and 'Kalidasa Samaroha' in Ujjain. He has been abroad to perform at the major festivals organized in USA and is a dance instructor to Chitralekha Dance Academy, Canada.
   

SRIDUTTA BHOL
Trained and groomed under orissa Dance Academy, Sridutta is one of the most versatile dancers of her generation. She holds the Sringarmani title from Soor Sringar Sansad, Mumbai. Apart from sustaining a brilliant career, Sridutta endeavors to master each and every technique of Odissi. At a young age, she has given performances in Ujjain, Raipur, Chennai, new Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Sridutta has performed in many cities of USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Serbia, Croatia & Slovakia.
   

PANKAJ KUMAR PRADHAN
Pankaj started his dance career at Chandrasekhar Kala Mandir. His formal dance training began at Orissa Dance Academy under the able guidance of senior teachers. After finishing his Master degree in Music at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, he is one of the member of the Junior performing unit of Orissa Dance Academy.
 

SANTOSH KUMAR SWAIN
Santosh started his dance career at Konark Natya Mandap. His formal dance training began at Orissa Dance Academy under the able guidance of senior teachers. After finishing his Master degree in Music at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, he is one of the member of the Junior performing unit of Orissa Dance Academy.
   

PRAVAT KUMAR SWAIN
Pravat Kumar Swain received his initial training in Odissi dance at Orissa Dance Academy. Now he is continuing his Master degree in Dance at the Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar. He has been awarded the Senior National Scholarship by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Govt. of India. He has performed widely inside the country and abroad like Canada and other countries.
   

SUDARSHAN SAHOO
Sudarshan started his dance career at Orissa Dance Academy under the able guidance of senior teachers. He is one of the member of the junior performing unit of Orissa Dance Academy. He has performed at many prestigeous in and outside the states of Orissa.

   

NAYANI NAYAK
Nayani started her dance career at Konark Natya Mandap. Her formal dance training began at Orissa Dance Academy under the able guidance of senior teachers. She is one of the member of the Junior performing unit of Orissa Dance Academy.

   

PRASHANT KUMAR BEHERA
Initiated into the art of Gotipua dance Prashant later joined Orissa Dance Academy where he received formal training in Odissi dance. Over the years he has given numerous performances inside the country. He is presently doing his Bachelor degree in Dance at the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Bhubaneswar.
   
 
   
ANITA BABU
Anita Babu is a senior dancer of Orissa Dance Academy. She has traveled widely across the length and breadth of the country for major festivals. She has also traveled to abroad like USA, U.K and other European countries. As a teacher she has made a mark by creating “Odissi Natya Shala” in New Delhi. As an empanelled artiste of ICCR, she has represented India in cultural delegation.
   

LIPSA DASH
Lipsa Dash was initiated into Odissi dance at the age of five at Orissa Dance Academy. She is the recipient of Senior National Scholarship from Human Resource Development Dept., Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. She has performed in the major festivals and programmes in the country and abroad. She was also awarded the Sringarmani Award from Sur Sringar Sansad. Sponsored to the 20th spring Friendship Art Festival, Pyongyang, North Korea by ICCR, she has also performed in the major cities of USA & Canada.

   

Y. ASHA KUMARI
Y. Asha Kumari was nurtured and groomed under the guidance of eminent teachers at Orissa Dance Academy. She is the recipient of Senior National Scholarship from Human Resource Devolopment Dept., Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. She has also awarded the ‘Sringarmani’ title from the Soor Sringar Sansad, Mumbai. She has widely performed inside the country and in USA, Canada and other countries. Sponsored to the 20th spring Friendship Art Festival, Pyongyang, North Korea by ICCR, he has also performed in the major cities of USA.

   
LEEMA BHOL
Leema distinguishes herself from other dancers by her perfect postures and intricate footwork. Having given performances across the length and breadth of the country as a soloist, she has attended the ‘gunghroo Festival’ and also performed in the Sangeet Natak Akademi programmes. Leema had been to the 20th Spring Friendship Art Festival, Pyongyang, North Korea, as also USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Serbia, Croatia & Slovakia and other Euopean countries. She holds the National from Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
   
DINABANDHU DALAI
Dinabandhu joined Orissa Dance Academy at an early age where he started receiving formal training in Odissi dance. He has also completed his Masters degree in Music from Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya. A recipient of Junior scholarship from the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Deptt. Of Culture, Govt. of India. He has also performed extensively in different parts of the country.
Besides above the other outstation artistes of the Academy are
Shagun Butani(New Delhi), Mansi Pandya(Baroda) & Sangita Hazarika(Assam)
   
 OUT STATION ARTISTES IN FOREIGN LAND
Nandita Behera, Ellora Patnaik, Debraj Pattnaik, Laboni Patnaik, Shibani Pattnaik, Salini Patnaik,Esha Bandapadhya, Durga Bor, Barbara Minz, Saranya Mukhapadhyaya, Pallavi Das, Sachiko Murakami, Yumiko Masui, Alexzendra Zardin, Beet Na Keum, Sipra Merhotra, Ulrika Anderson, Bita Sehat, Karen Kent, Saroja Kooper, Kozuka Kazue, (most of the names are already mentioned in the website. Please check these)