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- Aangikam Dance Company - This dance school teaches Manipuri, Bharata Natyam and folk dances of India. It is run by Jasmine Shah, and is based in New Hampshire, USA.
aangikam.com
- Abhinay School of Dance - A site on The school which also features Jayalakshmi Eshwar (who trained under Rukmani Devi,) and has also learnt Odissi in New Delhi, India. The school wants to propagate Indian Culture and Art for disabled children. They also have links with a dance school in Texas, USA.
www.vvm.com/~pnair/abhinay.htm
- Abhinaya Dance Company - Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose is a professional dance company dedicated to promoting, propagating, and perpetuating the traditional dance forms of South India through quality education and creative performances in the SF Bay Area.
www.abhinaya.com/index.html
- Ashavari Dance School - Read about this school of Kathak based in USA and India. The site is maintained by Gargi.
www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/1364/index.html
- Bharathi Kalalaya's web home - A fine arts institution/school dedicated to Performing Arts in Indian Music and Dance based in Fremont, California USA.
www.bharathikalalaya.com
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London (U.K.) - A centre for learning Indian dances (Kathak, Bharata Natyam), Indian languages (Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Tamil), Indian Music (Hindustani, Carnatic and Bengali), Indian Instruments (Sitar, Table, Veena, Mridangam, Flute, Violin) as well as other classes (Yoga, Indian Architecture) in London, U.K.
www.cyberasia.co.uk/lifestyle/bhavan/index.html
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New York (USA). - Institute of Indian Culture, USA. Based in NY the Bhavan offers training in Bharata Natyam, Kathak, folk dances, as well as Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Vocal Music and Indian Culture to children (!). A very good, up-to-date site on the New York Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
www.bhavanus.com
- Chidambaram: R. Visweswaran & Chitra Visweswaran - A couple based in Madras, India. Their school, Chidambaram, offers Bharata Natyam dance training by Chitra Visweswaran, a leading artist of Bharata Natyam dance. Her dance style is a comination of what she calls 'the best of Pandanallur, Vazhuvur, and the Mysore styles'. Her husband, R. Visweswaran is an excellent Carnatic vocal artist and is also the topmost Santoor disciple of the Santoor legend Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.
www.webindia.com/visweschitra
- Dance schools in the USA - A list of Indian dance schools in the USA.
www.garamchai.com/danceschools.htm
- Darpan Dance Academy - Based in Texas, U.S.A. and founded by Chetna Raniga. Offering classes in both choreography and dance training. Incorporating techniques from Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Folk, and Modern dance as well as elements from yoga.
darpan.virtualave.net
- Dhananjayans and Bhaaskara - The dance school of the famous dance couple, VP and Shanta Dhananjayan, based in Madras India.
www.bhaaskara.org
- Ellora Center for Performing Arts - The objectives of Ellora Center for Performing Arts are to promote the cause of all dance forms, such as Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniattam and others; and to provide infrastructure and training facilities necessary for performers to improve in their art.
www.satyavani.com/ecpa.htm
- Kala Chhaya Homepage - Kala-Chhaya is an institute founded in the year 1965 by Smt. Prabha Marathe- Senior Disciple of the Kathak Maestro Pt.Birju Maharaj- to bring the rich heritage of North Indian Classical Dance form, Kathak to Maharashtra.
members.tripod.com/~KALACHAYA
- Kala Sadhanalaya - A dance institution dedicated to the training & performance of Bharatanatyam in the Melattur style in Chennai, India.
www.webindia.com/revathir
- Kala Samarpana - Kuchipudi and Bharata Natyam dance school founded in 1969, based in Madras. Narasimhachari and Vasanthalakshmi, Founder-Director of Kala Samarpana foundation. Narasimhachari is a rare combination of a music composer, choreographer,singer, nattuvanar, mridangam player, concert musician, dancer and a highly respected Guru.
www.webindia.com/kalasamarpana
- Kalabhavan - Based in Ernakulam this institute teaches all forms of art as well as dance.
www.kalabhavanschool.org
- Kalakshetra - The famous dance school founded by Rukmini Arundale, in Adiyar, Madras.
www.kalakshetra.org
- Kalarpana - Kalarpana founded by dancer and actress Shobana, is dedicated to the propagation of the classical arts.
www.kalarpana.com
- Lasya Dance Company - Established in the 1998 by its Artistic Director Vidhya Sridhar to promote, preserve and propagate the ancient art of Bharatanatyam.
www.lasya.org
- Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe - A Calcutta based dance institute engaged in teaching and performing choreographic presentations on various contemporary themes and folk forms based on the Uday Shankar style.
www.mamatashankar.org
- Mrinalini Sarabhai's Darpana Academy of Performing Arts - Training featured in music, puppetry and theatre by Mrinalini Sarabhai and her daughter Mallika. Located at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
www.darpana.com
- Natya Nilayam and Radha Ganesan - Bharata natyam school in Maryland, USA.
users.erols.com/gayatri
- Nritalika Dance Academy - Offers courses in Indian classical and modern Dance. It also publishes a newspaper on Dance.
www.nrityalikadance.com
- Nritya Rangam--Manipuri, Kathak and Bharata Natyam dance school. - Nritya Rangam is a school in Hyattsville, MD,(USA) giving training in Manipuri, Kathak and Bharata Natyam dances. The Artistic Director and founder is Guru Moirangthem Nabaghana Shyam Singha.
www.geocities.com/Vienna/2261/nritya.html
- Ragamala Music and Dance Theater - A dance school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ragamala Music and Dance Theater presents dance, music and poetry, blending the East and West in unique and innovative programs that reflect the multicultural world in which we live.
www.khazana.com/ragamala/index.html
- Ramli Ibrahim - Sutra Dance Theatre - Sutra is the Dance school run by Ramli Ibrahim a Malaysian who is a well known dancer of Bharata Natyam, Odissi, Ballet and modern dance. His guru is Padmashri Adyar from madras, India, and he has also learnt under Nala Najan and Indrani, both in the USA. Some lovely pictures!
www.zoom.com.my/entertainment/star/tandakku/tandakku1.html
- Sampradaya Dance - Sampradaya Dance Academy and Sampradaya Dance Creations run by choreographer Lata Pada in Canada.
www.sampradaya-dance.com
- Samskriti - Center for Bharatanatyam & Kuchipudi dance in Chicago, IL - Artistic Director: Shoba Natarajan Based in Chicago, IL, Samskriti is devoted to promoting the art forms of India, especially classical dance and music through classes, Gurukulam summer camps, touring workshops, and performances.
www.samskriti.com
- Satyavani's Home Page - Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi teacher based in Bay Area (San Francisco)USA.
www.satyavani.com
- Saundaryalahari School of dance. - Kuchipudi dance school in Chennai.
www.webindia.com/saundaryalahari/home.htm
- Savithri Arts Academy - Savithri Arts Academy is founded by Dr. Sinduri and offers Bharathanatyam & Kuchipudi style Indian Classical dance lessons in Arcadia & Norwalk.
dance.50megs.com
- Savithri Arts Academy - Classical Indian dance and music education in California.
www.50megs.com/saacademy
- Shri Krupa Dance Foundation - A dance school founded in 1992 by Guru Vishal Ramani in San Jose, USA. Includes upcoming events, general information, classes, productions and related links.
www.shrikrupa.org
- Vahini Nirthiyalaya - Bharata natyam Dance school based in Canada since 1990 under Sureka Radhakrishnan of Kalakshetra.
www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/8226
- Venkatesha Natya Mandir - Founded by Radha Sridhar in 1973 in Bangalore. Recognised by Government of Karnatka.
www.fortunecity.com/victorian/updike/120
- Vidyanjali - A twenty-five year old organization started by Vaideeshwar and Jaya Doraiswamy in Canada with goals to promote and glorify the Indian arts, cultures and traditions. Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak and folk dances are taught.
www.flash.net/~vidyanja
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