classical indian dance form kathak quite dance connoisseurs america americans familiarity classical music dance india kathak dance form blends components indian music melody rhythm beauty physical form true stalwarts kathak dance form pandit birju maharaj graced american stage amazing performances primary reason popularity sustenance country tremendous efforts kathak dance schools academies immigrant dancers india wanted spread passion form generation school kalamandir jersey director malabika guha twenty years malabika guha students kalamandir working relentlessly nurture promote traditional dance form north india malabika received training illustrious gurus bela arnab guru bipin singh amala shankar felt crime form dreams land country passion dance gurus imbibed found release students journey started twenty years continues kalamandir malabika performed hundred shows america europe india proven world classical indian music dance transcends time space shatter barriers social geographical political art's sake teachers taught malabika malabika's greatest success story daughter brinda generation indian american girls started taking lessons kathak mother fell passionately love dance rhythm prime drivers kalamandir taking mantle mother promising kalamandir kathak heights eager explore eager push boundary brinda blends kathak flameco ballet modern dance forms create compositions classical modern time dance music teacher dream students carry legacy legacy handed generations organizations kalamandir people malabika brinda makes feel proud heritage today forward support make mission grand success 