 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations .(December 2021) |
Shobana Sahajananan (born 26 April 1987) is a Malaysian Indian classical dancer of Indian descent.
| This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations .(December 2021) |
Shobana Sahajananan (born 26 April 1987) is a Malaysian Indian classical dancer of Indian descent.
Sahajananan specializes in the classical dance forms of Odissi, Bharathanatyam and Bollywood. She started her dance training at a very young age. She studied Bharatanatyam under Guru Devi Maheswaran, later pursuing Odissi under guru Ramli Ibrahim's watchful eye. She be performed her Arangetram (graduation from Bharathanatyam) with her sister, Shalini, in May 2012. She also taught Bollywood dance in Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC).
Sahajananan choreographs, conducts workshops, dance lecture demos and creates new Bharatanatyam, Bollywood, Modern/Classical fusions and experimental dance. In October 2011 she performed in the Short and Sweet Dance festival at KLPAC, where she attracted attention with her profound grace in Bollywood dance and in her dancing roots Bharathanatyam and Odissi. She performs on stage extensively.
Sahajananan is now based in Singapore but travels monthly to Kuala Lumpur. She is currently freelancing, while teaching/dancing/choreographing in various places and tries to contribute to the local performing arts scene. She continues to look for opportunities in freelance work to dance, teach & create/choreograph in new classical and contemporary pieces.
Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer. She acts predominantly in Malayalam films along with Telugu and Tamil films with few Hindi, Kannada and English films. She has won two National Film Awards, one Kerala State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, with 14 Nominations for Best Actress Category in different three south Indian languages, Tamil Nadu State Kalaimamani Honoring Award in 2011 and numerous other awards.
Indian classical dance or Shastriya Devesh is an umbrella term for various performance arts rooted in Hindu musical theatre styles, whose theory and practice can be traced to the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra. The number of classical dances range from eight to more, depending on the source and scholar. The Sangeet Natak Academy recognizes eight – Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohiniyattam. Scholars such as Drid Williams add Chhau, Yakshagana and Bhagavata Mela to the list. Additionally, the Indian Ministry of Culture includes Chhau in its classical list. These dances are traditionally regional. They consist of compositions in Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada,Malayalam, Hindi, or any other Indian language and they represent a unity of core ideas in a diversity of styles, costumes and expression. Currently, there are 9 official classical dances in India.
Sonal Mansingh is an Indian classical dancer and Guru Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style. She has been nominated by the President of India to become a Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha.
Mayuri Upadhya is an Indian choreographer, dancer, entrepreneur and TV personality based in Bengaluru, India. She is also the Artistic Director of the Bengaluru-based dance organisation, Nritarutya.
Sheetal Menon is an Indian model and actress. Her origin is Kerala and Mangalore.
Mavin Khoo is Malaysian dancer of the Indian classical dance form, Bharata Natyam.
Anita Ratnam is an Indian classical and contemporary dancer and choreographer. Classically trained in Bharat Natyam, she has also received formal training in Kathakali, Mohiniattam, and T'ai chi and Kalarippayattu, thus creating a dance style which she has coined "Neo Bharat Natyam".
Alarmel Valli is a leading Indian classical dancer and choreographer and the foremost exponent of the Pandanallur style, in the Indian classical dance form, Bharatanatyam. She is widely acclaimed for her ability to turn a traditional grammar into a deeply internalized, personal dance poetry.
Joyce Kakariyil Paul is a Bharatanatyam dancer, exercise physiologist, and anthropologist from India. Classically trained in Bharatanatyam from Kalakshetra, she is known for her technical acumen, rigour, and precision. Paul had her initial dance training under Padmashri Leela Samson and further training under Prof C.V. Chandrasekhar and Janardhanan Sir among others. She has trained in Mohiniattam, the classical dance of Kerala. In 2003, she founded Arpan Performing Arts, an organization dedicated to promoting the folk and classical traditions of India, where she currently serves as its creative director.
Shantona Bag is an Australian qualified medical practitioner and an internationally performing classical dancer often touted as the ‘dancing doctor’.
Harinie Jeevitha is a dancer, Bachelor of Literature, choreographer and an Indian Classical dancer. The disciple of Smt Sheela Unnikrishnan of Sridevi Nrithyalaya, she started dancing at the young age of six in the Melattur style of Bharathanatyam (Bharatanatyam).
Madhavi Mudgal is an Indian classical dancer known for her Odissi dance style. She has won several awards, including the Sanskriti Award, 1984, President of India's award of Padma Shri, 1990, the Orissa State Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1996, Grande Medaille de la Ville by Govt. of France, 1997, Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 2000, Delhi State Parishad Samman, 2002 and the title of Nritya Choodamani in 2004.
Rajashree Warrier is a Bharata Natyam dancer, educator and media person. She is also a writer in Malayalam and a vocalist. She holds a PhD in Music for her research in Varnas in Dual Forms She is the founder director of 'UTTARIKA, Centre for Performing Arts', focusing on research and training in Bharata Natyam, carnatic music and experimental theatre. She is the Executive Member for Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy since April 2016.
Madras Kadiravelu Saroja, is an Indian classical dancer, known for her expertise, as an exponent and as a teacher, in the classical dance form of Bharatanatyam. The Government of India honored her, in 2011, with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her services to the field of art and culture.
Minati Mishra was an Indian classical dancer and actress, known for her expertise in the Indian classical dance form of Odissi. She was reported in 2011 to be the oldest-living Odissi performer. The Government of India honored Mishra in 2012, with the fourth-highest civilian award of Padma Shri.
Malavika Sarukkai is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer specializing in Bharatanatyam. A 2002 winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, she was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
Geeta Chandran is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer and vocalist. Trained in Carnatic music, she is a visionary and celebrated artist in Indian classical Bharatanatyam, recognized for her work in theatre, dance, education, videos and films.
Leena Mohanty is a leading exponent of Odissi dance. She has won many awards, such as the Ustad Bismillah Khan Youth award, the Mahari award, the Sanjukta Panigrahi award and performed in many shows throughout the world. She has choreographed dance pieces and items and has taught students throughout the world. Her main bases and centers of learning are in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and New York City, though she has performed in many other places.
Kala Vijayan is an Indian classical dance performer, choreographer, author and actor. She is the daughter of Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Mohiniyattam exponent Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma. Kala Vijayan is trained in Mohiniyattam, Bharatanatyam and Kathakali, however she is best known for her contributions to Mohiniyattam. She is the recipient of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award for Mohiniyattam (1998) and the Kerala State Award for Mohiniyattam (2019). She is the Principal Director and senior Guru at Kerala Kalalayam, a fine arts institute established by Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma at Thripunithura in 1952.
Yamuna Srinidhi is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer and actress who works in Kannada films and serials. She is also an social worker and NCC volunteer.