Famous Indian Dancers: 191 Biographies
Biographies of notable indian dancers, ordered by how extensively their careers are documented.
Madhuri Dixit
Indian actress
Debashree Roy
Indian actress, dancer, choreographer and animal rights activist
Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar
Kannada actor (1974-2021)
Sucheta Bhide Chapekar
Indian dancer and choreographer
Hrithik Roshan
Indian actor (born 1974)
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
Indian actor, dancer, singer and television presenter (b. 1983)
Sushant Singh Rajput
Indian actor (1986-2020)
Shyam Yadav
Indian dancer
Raghunath Manet
Indian classical musician and dancer
Sreelakshmy Govardhanan
Indian dancer
Shahid Kapoor
Indian actor (born 1981)
Shobana
Indian actress
Mani Madhava Chakyar
Indian actor (1899–1990)
Shivam Patil
Indian actor and dancer
Prabhu Deva
Indian choreographer, film producer & actor
Zohra Sehgal
Indian actress and choreographer (1912–2014)
Chenganoor Raman Pillai
a celebrated Kathakali artist from Kerala
Prerana Shrimali
Indian dancer
P. R. Thilagam
Indian composer, vocalist and exponent of Kuravanji
Leela Samson
Indian choreographer
Balasaraswati
Indian dancer (1918-1984)
Mahua Mukherjee
Indian choreographer
Ayswaria Wariar
mohiniyattam dancer
V. J. Chitra
Tamil television actress (1992-2020)
Anwesha Das
Indian Bharatnatyam dancer
Sandhya Purecha
Bharatnatyam dancer
Margi Sathi
Kerala dancer
Birju Maharaj
Indian dancer (1938–2022)
Gauri Jog
Indian dancer
R Muthukannammal
Indian dancer
Rohini Bhate
Indian dancer
Aparna B Marar
Indian dancer and engineer
Tiger Shroff
Indian actor
Anjali Mehr
Indian classical dancer
Uday Shankar
Indian dancer, choreographer, and actor (1900-1977)
Raghav Juyal
dancer
Kruti Mahesh
Indian dancer and choreographer
Kavungal Chathunni Panicker
Indian classical dancer (1922-2007)
Malaika Arora
Indian actress
Phulwa Khamkar
Indian dancer and choreographer
Shanthi
Indian choreographer and actress
Sheila Vaz
Indian actress and dancer (1934–2022)
Methil Devika
Indian dancer
Rajkumar Achouba Singh
Indian classical dancer and teacher (born 1938)
Rakhi Sawant
Indian actress
Savitha Sastry
Indian dancer
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Indian dancer (1926–2004)
Geeta Nizami
Indian actress
Mickey Singh
Urban desi
Thankamani Gopinath
Indian dancer
Vempati Chinna Satyam
Indian dancer (1929–2012)
Bharati Shivaji
classical dancer of Mohiniyattom, choreographer and author
Surupa Sen
Indian Odissi dancer
Anila Sunder
Indian classical dancer
Aishwarya R. Dhanush
Indian classical dancer and playback singer
Nirupama
Indian Kathak duo
Pushpa Bhuyan
Indian classical dancer
Kalamandalam Girija
Indian Kutiyattam dancer
Meghna Venkat
Indian Bharatanatyam dancer
Geetanjali Sharma
Indian Folk exponent and a Kathak dancer.
Shobha Deepak Singh
Indian cultural impresario
Patruni Sastry
Indian dancer, performance artist and drag queen
Vyjayanthi Kashi
Indian dancer
Leena Mohanty
Indian dancer
Cuckoo Moray
Anglo-Indian dancer and actress
Nandini Ramani
Indian Bharatanatyam exponent
Roja Kannan
Indian dancer
Sukanya Rahman
classical Indian dancer (born 1946)
Gambhir Singh Mura
Indian dancer
Kiran Segal
Indian dancer
Nirmala Paniker
Indian Mohiniyattam dancer (born 1944)
Mousumi Parial
Indian singer (born 1976)
C.K.Balagopalan
Indian classical dancer, choreographer and teacher (1939-2019), known for his contributions to Bharatanatyam and Kathakali
Rama Vaidyanathan
Indian bharatnatyam artist from Delhi
Daisy Shah
Indian film actress
K. V. Satyanarayana
Kuchipudi dancer, dance teacher
Tushar Kalia
Indian artist
Devayani
Indian dancer
K Kalyanasundaram Pillai
Bharatnatyam Guru
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (1918-2016)
Akshat Singh
Indian dancer
Rajeev Surti
Indian choreographer & actor
Bhanumati Rao
Indian classical dancer and stage actress
Archana
Indian actress and dancer
Shobha Koser
Indian Kathak dancer
Saroj Khan
Indian dancer and choreographer (1948–2020)
Kala
Indian choreographer
Madhavi Mudgal
Indian dancer
N. Sailaja
Indian dancer
Kapila Venu
Indian artist
Revathi Ramachandran
Indian Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, teacher, and arts administrator
Nandita Behera
Indian dancer
Parshwanath Upadhye
Indian dancer
Sandipta Sen
Indian actor
Renuka Menon
Indian actress
Lalitha Srinivasan
Indian Bharathanatyam dancer
Prabha Marathe
Indian dancer and choreographer (born 1936)
Tara Chaudhri
Indian dancer
Shama Bhate
Indian classical dancer
Deepika Reddy
Classical Dancer and Teacher
Yumlembam Gambhini Devi
Indian singer and dancer
Ananya Chatterjea
Indian choreographer and dancer
Madhulita Mohapatra
Indian Odissi Performer
Radhe Shyam Barle
panthi folk dancer and artist
Samyuktha Viswanathan
Indian model and actress
Shanta Rao
Indian dancer
Viraat
Indian actor
Gopal Prasad Dubey
Indian classical dancer
Rajeswari Sainath
Indian Bharatanatyam dancer
Ashley Lobo
Indian dancer and choreographer
Dr. R. L. V. Ramakrishnan
Indian Mohiniyattam dancer
Kalakshetra Vilasini
Indian classical dancer
Manisha Gulyani
Indian dancer
Vijay Ganguly
Indian choreographer
Vasundhara Doraswamy
Elam Endira Devi
Indian classical dancer
M. K. Saroja
Indian classical dancer
Rani Karnaa
Indian classical dancer
Aparna Nangiar
Indian Koodiyattam performer
Radha Burnier
Indian actress, American academic (1923–2013)
Niyati Fatnani
Indian television actress and dancer
Sunayana Hazarilal
Indian classical dancer
Mallika Sarabhai
activist and Indian classical dancer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Manjula Ramaswamy
Indian dancer (born 1958)
Rajendra Gangani
Indian dancer
Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair
Indian Kadhakali Actor
Makar Dhwaja Darogha
Indian classical dancer
Sarodi Saikia
Assamese classical dancer
Chavara Parukutty
Indian dancer
Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala
Indian Bharatanatyam dancer
Minati Mishra
Indian dancer and actress
Deba Prasad Das
Indian classical dancer
Kalamandalam Sugandhi
Indian Mohiniyattam dancer
Sarojini Nangiaramma
Indian Koodiyattam exponent
Madhumati
Indian dancer and actress (1938–2025)
Tara Rajkumar
Indian classical dancer
Elakshiben Thakore
Indian dancer
Uma Dogra
Indian dancer
Haldhar Nag
Indian poet
Haobam Ongbi Ngangbi Devi
Indian classical dancer (1924-2014)
Shirin Vajifdar
Indian classical dancer
Jhelum Paranjape
an Indian classical dancer.
Kalamandalam Saraswathi
Indian classical dancer
Kalamandalam Satyabhama
dancer
Sudharani Raghupathy
Indian classical dancer
Kalamandalam Radhika
Indian classical dancer and choreographer
Vaibhavi Merchant
Indian actress and choreographer
Kamalini Dutt
Indian Producer and Kathak Dancer
Preity Mukhundhan
Indian actress
Rajeswari Vaidyanathan
Indian Choreographer
Kumkum Dhar
Indian Kathak dancer (born 1956)
Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi
Indian classical dancer
Nandini Ghosal
Indian dancer
V. K. Hymavathy
Indian Mohiniyattam dancer
K. Venkatalakshmma
Indian classical dancer (1906-2002)
Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri
Koodiyattam artist
Vartika Jha
dancer, choreographer, actress
Jayaprabha Menon
mohiniyattam dancer
Vedika Pinto
Indian model, dancer, and actress
Betta Naan Stop
Indian Drag Queen
Lakshmi Viswanathan
Bharatanatyam exponent and Dance Teacher
Raghuram
actor (1949-2013)
Avneet Kaur
Indian actress
Malavika Krishnadas
Indian television presenter
Robert
Indian choreographer
Shakti Mohan
Indian dancer, film choreographer, and television personality
Sharmila Mukerjee
Indian dancer
Mohana Cabral
Indian actress, singer, television producer, and dancer (1929-1990)
Mylapore Gowri Ammal
Bharatanatyam Dancer, Dance Teacher
Sarada Hoffman
Bharatanatyam Exponent, Dance Teacher
Medha Yodh
Indian classical dancer
Vidyagauri Adkar
Indian dancer
Vidhya Subramanian
Indian Bharatanatyam Dancer
Shyama Charan Pati
Indian dancer
Nataraja Ramakrishna
dance teacher from Andhra Pradesh, India (1923–2011)
Gopika Varma
Indian Mohiniyattam dancer
Nirmala Ramachandran
Bharatanatyam exponent, Dance Teacher (1936-2011)
Aruna Mohanty
Odissi dancer
Neena Prasad
Indian dancer
Govardan Kumari
Indian dancer and dance promoter
Mani Bardhan
Indian-Bengali musician (1905–1976)
Pratima Tagore
Indian Bengali artist (1893-1969)
Proneeta Swargiary
Indian dancer
Bhavana
Indian actress in South Indian films
Revanta Sarabhai
Indian dancer
Anita Sharma
Indian Sattriya dancer (b. 1969)
E. Krishna Iyer
Indian dancer (1897–1968)
Geeta Chandran
Bharatnatyam dancer from Delhi, India
Usha Srinivasan
Indian dancer
Saumya Kamble
winner of Indian Dance Reality Show
Murugashankari Leo
Bharatanatyam exponent, Theater actor, Research Scholar