death_date death_place children birth_place nationality birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
26 september 1977 -lrb- aged 76 -rrb- kolkata , west bengal ananda shankar mamta shankar udaipur , rajasthan indian 8 december 1900 amala shankar uday shankar , 1930s.jpg uday shankar
 uday shankar dancer , choreographer
uday shankar

uday shankar -lrb- 8 december 1900 -- 26 september 1977 -rrb- -lrb- -rrb- , was an indian dancer and choreographer , best known for creating a fusion style of dance , adapting european theatrical techniques to indian classical dance , imbued with elements of indian classical , folk , and tribal dance , which he later popularised in india , europe , and the united states in 1920s and 1930s .
he was a pioneer of modern dance in india .
in 1962 , he was awarded by sangeet natak akademi , india 's the national academy for music , dance and drama , with its highest award , the sangeet natak akademi fellowship for lifetime achievement , and in 1971 , the govt .
of india , awarded him with its second highest civilian award the padma vibhushan .
