Top 5 Female Indian Classical Dancers in Bangalore
Indian classical dance has eight or more dance forms- Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam, etc. In these dance forms, Bharatnatyam and Kathakali are considered the pillars of Indian classical dance. There are many talented classical dancers in various cities of India in which Bangalore is one of them. Many classical dancers in Bangalore have also performed outside the country and they got great appreciation form there. In this article, we will see some of the most talented and amazing female Indian classical dancers in Bangalore.
- Madhu Nataraj- Madhu Nataraj, was born in 1971. She is a female Indian classical dancer in Bangalore. She learned dancing from the Natya Institute of Kathak and choreography in Bangalore. Madhu learned contemporary under Karen Potter and Sara Pearson at Jose Limon Centre in New York. She has performed in several festivals, some of them are- Khajuraho festival in Khajuraho, Purana Quila festival in Delhi, Festival of Babylon, Delhi, etc. Apart from India she also performed in Canada and Toronto. She got award Ustad’ Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ from ‘Sangeet Natak Academy’ and ‘Mohan Khokar Award’ in 2011 and many more.
- Preeti Banerji- Preeti Banerji started to learn dance from a very young age under the guidance of her teacher, Smt Arpita Venkatesh. Preeti dancing career has started when she got second prize in ‘All India Dance Drama and Music Festival’ which was organized by the ‘Utkala Yuva Sanskriti Sangh in Orissa. After that, she won many awards in various competitions in and out of India. Preeti held further training under the guidance of Guru Aloka Kanungo. Now, Preeti Banerji is a well-known’ female Indian classical dancer in Bangalore.
- YG Srilatha- YG Srilatha has trained from many great teachers like Smt Neela Ramgopal, Madurai Sri TN Seshagopalan, Dr. Smt Suma Sudhindra, and Guru Karnataka Kalashree in Bharathanatyam. Srilatha has performed at several places in India. She also teaches dance in her school ‘Natanatarangini School of Music and Dance.’
- Navia Natrajan- Navia Natrajan is a female Indian classical dancer in Bangalore who followed her passion for dancing. She has a Master’s degree in Microbiology and serviced as a Research Assistant at the Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation. After some time she went with her passion of Bharatnatyam and trained under Gurus Padmani Ramachandran, A Lakshmanaswamy, and Bragha Bessell. She has won many awards and achievements, some of them are-
- Scholarship from CCRT, New Delhi.
- Yuva Kala Bharati, Bharat Kalachar in Chennai.
- A grade artist of Prasar Bharti, Doordarshan, New Delhi.
- Neha Sheshandrinath- Neha is a Kathak and Bharatayanatyam dancer from Bangalore. She has trained from Smt. Nirupama who is a famous dancer in India. Besides India, Neha has also performed in other countries of the world including the USA, UK, China, Singapore, etc. Due to her amazing performances, she was invited to Sampradaya Dance Company in Canada. Neha is also an A grade artist of Doordarshan, Bangalore.