Odissi (Odia: "Oḍiśī"), also referred to as Orissi in older literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.
 Odissi, in its history, was performed predominantly by women, and expressed religious stories and spiritual ideas, particularly of Vaishnavism (Vishnu as Jagannath).
 Odissi performances have also expressed ideas of other traditions such as those related to Hindu gods Shiva and Surya, as well as Hindu goddesses (Shaktism).
Madhavi Mudgal is an Indian classical dancer known for her Odissi dance style.
 She has won several awards, including the "Sanskriti Award", 1984, President of India's award of Padma Shri, 1990, the "Orissa State Sangeet Natak Akademi Award", 1996, "Grande Medaille de la Ville" by Govt.
 of France, 1997, Central "Sangeet Natak Akademi Award", 2000, "Delhi State Parishad Samman", 2002 and the title of "Nritya Choodamani" in 2004.
Banamali Dasa (1720–1793) is an Indian medieval Odia "bhakta"-poet from the state of Odisha. "
"Dinabandhu daitari"", ""Kete chanda jane lo sahi"" and ""Manima he etiki maguni mora"" are some of his notable writings that are used in Odissi.
 His songs are popularly sung in festivals, public gatherings and in Odissi dance.
 He is considered as the foremost poet of the medieval Odia bhakti-literature Started with writing rustic Erotic Poetry, he later began to compose ""bhakti""-poetry which gained larger acceptance and popularity among the other contemporary poets of his time.
 Typically, his poems are eyewitness accounts, and their simple, rustic language is much appreciated.
Guru Pankaj Charan Das (17 March 1925 – 11 June 2003) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and the Adi Guru of Odissi dance in other word he's the father of odissi dance.
 He was the adopted son of a mahari(temple dancer) Ratna Prabha Devi and from her he learnt the art of devotional movement.
 He was responsible to revive the dance form that later became the base for birth of odissi.
 He was the man who was responsible for bringing odissi out of the temple precincts into broad daylight.
 He was also awardees of Padmashree in 1992.
Baisali Mohanty (born 5 August 1994) is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, author, columnist and analyst of foreign and public policy.
 She is a regular contributor on foreign policy and strategic affairs to several prestigious international publications including American business magazine Forbes, The Huffington Post, The Diplomat and openDemocracy, London.
 She is the founder of Oxford Odissi Centre that is involved in promotion and training of Odissi dance at University of Oxford and other leading institutions in the United Kingdom.
Kasturi Pattanaik is a performer of Odissi dance, which is one of the eight classical dance forms of India.
 She is associated with the Odissi Research Centre (ORC), Bhubaneswar, particularly in choreography and training of its students for over two decades.
 She was one of the students to pass out from the first batch of the Odissi Research Centre.
Sharmila Mukerjee is a noted Odissi Dancer and Choreographer, a disciple of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.
 She is the founder and artistic director of Sanjali Centre for Odissi Dance, Bangalore which was established in 2004.
 She is the recipient of the prestigious Mahari Award.
Reela Hota (Odia: ରୀଲା ହୋତା ) is an odissi dance performer, educator and producer, who has several performances to her credit.
 Daughter of Yoga Guru, Bijoylaxmi Hota, Reela was exposed to dance, yoga & ashram life since childhood.
 Having trained under the 3 doyens of Odissi dance, Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, Srimati Madhavi Mudgal and Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, she inculcated perfect rhythm, sophistication, grace and presentation skills.
 A trend setter, Reela Hota pioneered in making Indian spiritual philosophy such as Yoga, Kundalini and Sanskrit the theme of her performances and is credited for adding a new dimension to Odissi Dance - the spiritual aspect.
Ratikant Mohapatra is a dancer, percussionist, Guru, and Choreographer and archivist of Odissi.
 Under the direction and choreography of Ratikant Mohapatra, 555 Odissi dancers, a large number of them belonging to foreign countries, performed in unison at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar to enter their names in the Guinness Book of World Records.
 Odissi Dance entered into Ind-Chinese Movie The Desire under the choreography of Guru Ratikant Mohapatra.
Nandita Behera (née Pattnaik) is an Odissi dance instructor and founder of Odissi Dance Circle in Cerritos, California.
 A student of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra and Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, Nandita Behera has been teaching Odissi in California for the past twenty years.
 She was awarded Sringaramanai by Sur Singar Samsad Bombay and is also a recipient of the National Scholarship for Dance in India.

Question: Which award did Madhavi Mudgal win in 2004 for her Odissi dance?
Answer: Nritya Choodamani