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April
21, 2006 Dubai Dancer: Krithika Sridhar Age: 17 years Guru: Melattur S Natarajan Venue: Indian Consulate Auditorium, Dubai Time: 6.30pm Dance form: Bharatanatyam Contact: krithisridhar@yahoo.com Items:
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April
23, 2006 Pondicherry Dancer: Sowmya Jayachandran Age: 13 Years Guru: Anuradha Venkatakrishna, director of ‘Nrithyalaya,’ Neyveli, Tamilnadu Venue: Andhra Maha Sabha, Pondicherry Time: 6.30pm Dance form: Kuchipudi Chief guests: ‘Chevalier’ Dr. V Nallam, Director, Clinic Nallam, Pondicherry, ‘Telugu Rathna’ Prof. Ranga Rao, Pondicherry Contact: karishmasundar@yahoo.co.in Items Ø Shlokam Ø Vinayaka Sthuthi Ø Siva Shadakshari Sthothram Ø Krishna Shabdam Ø Tharangam Ø Balakanakamaya Ø Annamacharya Keerthana Ø Thillana (Jugalbandhi)  Anuradha Venkatakrishna is the disciple of gurus P V G Krishna Sharma, P Seshu Babu. She also trained under Vedantham Sathyanarayana Sharma in Kuchipudi. She is the founder director of ‘Nrithyalaya’ at Neyveli, imparting training in Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam. She has trained more than 200 students who have given nearly 300 performances in India and abroad, including major dance festivals and have been recognized for their achievements. Some of them have even chosen dance as their career. Sowmya Jayachandran started learning Kuchipudi at the age of 8. Through dedication and hard work, she has been able to learn dance with the correct traditional approach, combining rhythmic footwork with apt abhinaya. In addition, she is also trained in music and Bharatanatyam. |
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April
30, 2006 New Delhi Dancer: Mallika Ayesha Bhargava Guru: Geeta Chandran, Natya Vriksha Venue: Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre Lodi Road, New Delhi110003 Time: 6.45 pm Dance form: Bharatanatyam e-mail: natyavrikshaa@hotmail.com |
