<p>The Idea of Dance is a culmination of Kathak Guru PandIt'shyamal Maharaj’s five-decade-long career as star performer and then blove Guru to thousands of students. An alumnus of Visva-Bharati Shantiniketan and Kathak Kendra New Delhi PandIt'shyamal Maharaj has developed a unique style of Kathak based on the Lucknow Gharana. This book exemplifies the Guru–Shishya parampara as the renowned Guru shares his in-depth knowledge of dance through it with students of Indian classical dance based in India and abroad.</p><p>The Idea of Dance is based on the syllabus provided by Pracheen Kala Kendra Chandigarh and various universities and is meant for students from Prarambhik Part I to those in their Seventh Year of Indian classical dance as well as for all others who have a deep interest in Indian classical dance and wish to acquire knowledge about it.</p>