Odissi dance has a long , but broken tradition.Although dance in Odissa{Orissa} may be traced back more than 2000 years,it was brought to near extinction during the colonial period.The modern Odissi dance is actually a reconstruction of the older form.Dancers are found depicted in the hills of Udayagiri{near Bhubaneshwar} dating back to the 1st century BC.Ihe Natya shastra speaks of the dance from this region and refers to it as Odra Magadhi.
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