Dance pioneer Astad Deboo dies at 73 in Mumbai
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Dance pioneer Astad Deboo dies at 73 in Mumbai

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Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo, who was famously known for marrying Kathak and Kathakali into a unique form, died in Mumbai on Thursday, his family said. Announcing the dance pioneer's demise, the family wrote on social media, "He left us in the early hours of December 10, at his home in Mumbai, after a brief illness, bravely borne. His innovative style of Indian dance may have raised some eyebrows in the 1970s and 80s, but the 1990s saw people embrace this new idiom. In 2002, he founded the Astad Deboo Dance Foundation which provided creative training to marginalised sections, including the differently-abled.

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