Yudhisthir Nayak

Sri Yudhisthir Nayak was initiated to Gotipua dance at the  age of seven. He continued learning the same form till   the age of twelve. When   he was fifteen  he started learning Odissi  from Guru Bichitrananda Swain.  He is also a direct  disciple of Guru Gangadhar  Pradhan, Founder of Orissa Dance  Academy, Bhubaneswar, Orissa .He is  a rare breed of Odissi dancer  who has been trained in Odissi vocal as well as in Odissi Mardala. This  makes  him a well  rounded Odissi artist. Yudhisthir has also been trained in Chhau dance.  His  perfection of the art of Odissi dance, through supple  and graceful body  movements and varied  facial expressions, has won him recognition. Yudhisthir has performed extensively in India and abroad. Besides being the recipient of a Senior National Scholarship from the Ministry of HRD,India he has carved a space for himself in the USA as a Odissi Dancer and teacher. He is currently a resident teacher at the Centre Of World Music in San Diego. He is spreading  the charm  of Odissi and mardala (Indian drum) to many children of the primary schools in the San Diego area. His dream is to propagate and popularize Odissi in its true form across the world.

Here is the sample video of Guru Yudhisthir Nayak