Bala Devi Chandrashekar

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Bala Devi Chandrashekar
Bala Devi Chandrashekar - Bharatanatyam exponent.jpg
Bala Devi in 2010
Occupation(s)dancer, choreographer, teacher
Known for Bharatanatyam

Bala Devi Chandrashekar is an American dancer specialized in the Indian classical dance form Bharatanatyam.

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Career

Bala Devi in 2022 Ode to the Tanjore Quartet - A Bharatanatyam Margam by Bala Devi Chandrashekar Bharatanatyam exponent.jpg
Bala Devi in 2022

Bala Devi worked in public administration and as a management consultant but later became a full-time dancer. [1] [2]

She has studied Bharatanatyam under Padma Subrahmanyam and performs using the style of Padma's school. [3] She dances in the Vazhuvur style. [4] Bala Devi has choreographed Bharatanatyam performances and performed for the Madras Music Season. [5] She has performed with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. [6]

Bala Devi has been artist-in-residence at the Carl A. Fields Center, Princeton University. [2] She has taught Princeton students. [7]

Bala Devi was awarded the Kalaimamani for Bharatanatyam for 2012. [8]

She teaches at Shree Padma Nrityam Academy, New Jersey. [2]

Bala Devi is based in Princeton, New Jersey, is married to Chandrashekar and has two sons. [2] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Jaywant Naidu (25 July 2016). "We need to think global: Bala Devi Chandrashekhar". Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Savitha Gautam (11 August 2011). "The dance of devotion". The Hindu . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Usha Ramdas (29 January 2010). "Song and dance mesh in story depiction". The Hindu . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Rupa Srikanth (25 July 2016). "Snapshots in succession". The Hindu . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bala Devi Chandrashekhar premieres her new production". The Hindu. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Gilbert, Ellen (17 November 2010). "University Chapel Glows and Resounds With Joyful Celebration of the Diwali Holiday". Town Topics. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Clark Muñoz Gallery". Princeton University. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Ramakrishnan, Shivani (15 August 2019). "Tamil Nadu Kalaimamani awards – full list of winners". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Chava Pearl Lansky (17 January 2024). "Bharatanatyam Dancer Bala Devi Chandrashekar Shares Her Indian Soup Recipe". Dance Magazine . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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