Tanusree Shankar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian dancer and choreographer
Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1956
Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Profession: choreographer, dancer
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Tanusree Shankar
- Tanushree Shankar (born 16 March 1956) (Bengali: ??????? ?????) is one of the leading dancers and choreographers of contemporary dance in India.
- She is based in Kolkata, India.
- She earned her fame as the leading dancer of the Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts in the 1970s and 1980s.
- She also acted in various films, like The Namesake.Tanushree Shankar now leads the Tanushree Shankar Dance Company, an exponent of contemporary dance forms in India.
- She has evolved her own modern idiom by marrying traditional Indian dances with modern western ballet expressions.
- She has been inspired by her lineage as much by the folk and regional dance forms of India.
- She has drawn extensively from rich local Indian traditions such as the "Thang-ta" (Manipuri Sword dance). She travels with her troupe extensively around the world.
- Her last notable productions include Uttaran (Upliftment of the soul) and Chirantan (The eternal) which is based on Rabindranath Tagore's music.
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