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title: "Gotipua: Odisha's Boy Dance Tradition | Model Diplomat"
description: "Gotipua is a traditional Odishan dance performed by boys in female attire, serving as a key precursor to classical Odissi and relevant for cultural studies."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Gotipua is a traditional dance form of Odisha performed by pre-adolescent boys dressed as girls, regarded as a principal precursor of classical Odissi.
- How does Gotipua differ from Odissi?
- Why do only boys perform Gotipua, and dressed as girls?
- What is bandha nritya in Gotipua?
- Why is Gotipua important for UPSC and state PSC exams?

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In 2017, Guru Maguni Charan Das's Gotipua troupe from Raghurajpur, Odisha, performed bandha nritya at the Konark Dance Festival, demonstrating the acrobatic style that Kelucharan Mohapatra carried into modern Odissi.

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