| Bharatanatyam Classical Dance of South India |
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| Training at Kala Samarpana, Chennai, India, Winter 2003 Vanderbilt Dance Group Fall Recital, Nashville, November 2002 Multicultural Awareness Day on Capitol Hill, Nashville, May 2002 Kala Nivedanam Annual Day, Nashville, May 2002 Vanderbilt Dance Group Spring Recital, Nashville, April 2002 University School's International Night, Nashville, April 2002 Mata Amritanandamayi (Ammachi) Fall Retreat, San Ramon, CA, Nov. 2001 "Ethnic Proportions" feat. Awalim Dance Company at BJRC East, Nashville, Nov. 2001 Workshop with Sri Narasimhachari, Nashville, July 2001 Sadhana Ashram's Guru Purnima, Nashville, July 2001 Kala Nivedanam Annual Day 2001, Nashville, May 2001 Vanderbilt Dance Group Spring Recital, Nashville, April 2001 Sadhana Ashram Intensive, Nashville, March 2001 Gujarati Samaj of Eastern TN Cultural Evening, Chattanooga, Feb. 2001 Garbha (Gujurati Folk Dance) demonstration at Hafla Night, Nashville, Feb. 2001 VDG Fall Recital, Nashville, Dec. 2000 Sadhana Ashram's Guru Purnima, Nashville, July 2000 Varria Scholarship Foundation Celebration, Prestonsburg, KY, June, 2000 Studio for the Arts Annual Recital, Murfreesboro, TN, June 2000 Kala Nivedanam Annual Day, Nashville, May 2000 VDG Spring Recital, Nashville, April 2000 VDG Spring Recital, Nashville, April 1999 Dance Camp with Sri Narasimhachari, Nashville, July 1998 VDG Spring Recital, Nashville, April 1998 |
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| In Hindu cosmology, Siva Nataraja dances the universe into existence. Bharatanatyam is a devotional dance, once considered an integral part of temple ritual. Ancient scriptures and sculpture show the dance existed c. 2000 years ago; the Natya Shastra ("Dance Scripture") details its method and meaning. |
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| visitors since September 1999 |
| As a fifth-year student of Kala Nivedanam School of South Indian Dance, I study with Ms. Monica Cooley. Ms. Cooley is a disciple of Sri Narasimhachari (Kala Samarpana, Chennai, India). "Master" Narasimhachari is an alumnus of Kalakshetra (founded 1936), a school known for its role in reviving India's dance traditions. |
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| l i n k s *General Bharathanatyam background: *Bharathanatyam: Divine Dance *Elements of a Bharathanatyam Concert *Bharathanatyam.com *others: *Kalakshetra *Kala Samarpana *Sri Narasimhachari *Natya Shastra *Other Indian Dance Styles *Vanderbilt Dance Group |
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Send Email to: Caroline Martin sirensongs@yahoo.com |
What is an Arangetram? ..... Performing and the Arangetram Tradition |