An arangetram marks the beginning of a dancer's lifelong journey of learning and artistic exploration

Geeta Chandran's disciple, Vidhi Bansal, presented her Bharatanatyam Arangetram on July 18. This event marked the culmination ...
Indiatimes

Disha Madan opens up about learning Bharatanatyam at a tender age, says, "I’d cry if I scored less in my dance exams and be okay if I didn’t score too well in school"

Kannada actress Disha Madan revealed her love and passion for Bharatanatyam dance from the age of three years. She started learning Bharatanatyam at that young age and went on to pursue it ...

Reconnect with movement and music

At a time when Indian classical dance is reaching newer audiences while staying rooted in tradition, young Bharatanatyam ...
Nature

Machine learning classifies Bharatanatyam dance poses

A team of researchers at Anna University in Chennai has accurately identified and categorized 108 foundational Bharatanatyam dance poses using advanced computational techniques. J. Jayanthi and P. U.
PBS

Step into the World of Bharatanatyam, a Classical Indian Dance Form

A Potomac, MD dance studio teaches Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form. Step into the world of Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form that has been nurtured and celebrated for centuries ...
The Hindu

Bharatanatyam exponent Priyadarsini Govind to launch an online abhinaya course

It’s a warm summer morning. Priyadarsini Govind is at her performance space and black box theatre, KG1 studios in Royapettah, Chennai. She is sitting alone — on the floor — dressed comfortably in a ...
The New Indian Express

I completely gave myself to dance: Bharatanatyam dancer Roja Kannan

HYDERABAD: As the music plays, the rostrum metamorphoses into an elysium, unfolding abstract art where each movement channels a tale of grace, meaning, and emotion, like rhythmic poetry. Each dancer, ...
Hindustan Times

13-year-old Chinese girl performs Bharatanatyam in China, scripts history with her dance

A 13-year-old Chinese girl scripted history when she performed Bharatanatyam "Arangetram" in China, a landmark in the journey of the ancient Indian dance form that is gaining popularity in the ...