Useful resources / web sites   
 Dance 

Books useful for dancers   
listed in www.narthaki.com
      
Jan 2012
BHARATANATYAM and SUFI DANCE ON WHEELCHAIRS presented by Ability Unlimited (Delhi)
Choreographed by Guru Syed Sallauddin Pasha, Founder, Ability Unlimited
Photos: Lalitha Venkat
      
Nov 2011
Great Dance Routine: James Cagney and Bob Hope
http://videos2view.net/Hope-Cagney.htm
      
Oct 2011
Extraprepare
listing of dance classes in major cities of India
   
http://www.extraprepare.com/dance-classes.html

To add your Name/Institution to the site visit
http://www.extraprepare.com/enlistNow.php?TB_iframe=true&height=450&width=460&modal=true

      
July 2011
The programme printed for a 1947 Bharathanatyam program by Anandhi (daughter of Kalki Krishnamurthi) and Radha.  The two were a very popular dance duo with music sung by none other than M.S. Subbulakshmi. You will see that during this pre-independence event the nationalist leanings of the Kalki and Sadasivam families is seen in the selection of the Bharathiar song “Aaduvome”.  Read Anandhi’s article in Kalki Magazine. 
 
www.msstribute.org/pageflip/arangetram.html
      
The site maintained by Bharatanatyam dancer Anjali Nandan aims at providing Bharatanatyam lessons online. 
www.onlinebharatanatyam.com
      
The International Dance Council CID is the official umbrella organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world.  CID is recognized by UNESCO, national and local governments, international organizations and institutions. 
www.orchesis-portal.org/cdr
      
Bharatha Natyam - Classical Dance of the Ancient Tamils 
The Role of Dance Sculptures in Tamilnadu 
site.voila.fr/bharatanatyam/Karana.html
      
108 Karanas of Shiva's Tandava Dance, Full Bronze Set 
http://lotus-sculpture.stores.yahoo.net/31b14.html#pict
         
Dance related Web Sites maintained by Saigan Connection    
Arangham   
www.arangham.com   
To explore, enrich and promote the performing and visual arts of India and to contemporize the rich tapestry of Indian creativity for modern audiences 
   
Arpana Dance Company, Ramya Harishankar  
www.danceramya.com   
Southern California based Arpana Dance Company (ADC) has had the honor of performing in the US, Europe and India under the guidance of Ramya Harishankar 
  
Bharata Kalanjali   
www.bharatakalaanjali.org   
Bharata Kalaanjali - Premier Academy of Indian Classical Dance, Music & Allied Arts  - All about the Dhananjayans - V.P.Dhananjayan & Shanta Dhananjayan as dancers, choreographers, teachers...& Bhaaskara   
www.krdressers.com   
K R Dressers - total end to end solution, right from sourcing of material, tailoring the costume, despatching through courier.
   
Ektaa Center   
www.ektaacenter.org   
Ektaa in Sanskrit means oneness or unity. Ektaa Center is committed to create an awareness and understanding of the traditional arts of India, using diverse medium such as dance, music, theater and other related arts to help build better communities in Southern California. 
   
Melattur Bhagavata Mela 
http://www.bhagavatamela.org 
a unique blend of Bhakti, music, dance and drama. 
 
Narthaki   
www.narthaki.com   
A web directory of Classical Indian Dances - Addresses of artistes of classical Indian dance forms, current events, articles, interviews, reviews, profiles, snippets, diduknow, new releases... 
   
Prakriti Foundation   
www.prakritifoundation.com   
Inquiry into our Cultural Identity & Inheritance 
   
Sangeetha Balasingam   
www.sangeethabalasingam.com   
I am currently learning from Smt. Pushkala Gopal & Sri. Unnikrishnan. I am also learning Carnatic music vocal from Sangeeta Vidwan Tiruvarur Kodandapani to enhance my knowledge of my Asian roots. 
   
Shantala Shivalingappa   
www.shantalashivalingappa.com   
Born in India, brought up in Paris, Shantala is the child of east and west. She grew up in a world filled with dance and music, initiated at a tender age by her mother, dancer Savitry Nair. (Kuchipudi, Contemporary dance, Theatre) 
   
The Other Festival   
www.theotherfestival.com   
ANITA RATNAM, noted dancer of international repute and art administrator and RANVIR SHAH, theatre director, art critic and businessman conceived, named and worked for this event from 1998 to 2006. 
  
Vidhya Subramanian 
http://www.vidhyasubramanian.com 
Known for elegance in movement and eloquence in expression, Vidhya Subramanian has given as much as she has received from her background in the traditional Vazhuvoor style. 
 
Yamini Saripalli 
http://www.yaminisaripalli.com/ 
Kuchipudi dancer trained by Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam, Vempati Ravi Shankar
 
  
Articles, Interviews, Reviews  
in the Narthaki web site  
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