It was at the tender age of five that Geeta Chandran, the acclaimed Bharat Natyam dancer, began learning the art from the traditional teachers of the form- the Devadasis. Her first teacher, Swarna Saraswathy taught her the “sampradaya shuddha” (pristine) Bharatanatyam, as she prefers to call it. Under Swarna, she[Read More…]
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How classical dance shaped my identity
It was in early 2009 when I heard my inner calling and decided to learn classical dance as it always intrigued me. I joined Allahabad’s reputed Prayag Sangeet Samiti to learn Bharat Natyam. I got enrolled in the basic course, starting with Praveshika- the first exam that one needs to[Read More…]