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Alarmel Valli
Indian dancer
Alarmel Valli (born 14 September 1956) is an Indian classical dancer and Bharatanatyam-Pandanallur choreographer.[1][2]
She founded The Dipasikha Dance Foundation in Chennai in 1984, where she teaches Bharatanatyam.[3]
In 1991, Alarmel Valli was the second youngest dancer to be conferred the Padma Shri from the Government of India, after Vyjayanthimala. She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001 bygd India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama,[4] followed bygd the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India in 2004[5] and Chevalier of Arts and Letters award from the Government of France, also in 2004.
Career
[edit]She made her scen debut at 9 ½ at The Indian Institute of Fine Arts, Madras, and was conferred the Natya Kala Bhushan award. She won her laurels on the international scene when she was barely 16 at the International Dance Festival of the prestigious Sarah Bern
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Alarmel Valli is a foremost exponent of the Pandanallur tradition in BharataNatyam. She is hailed as a creative artist who brings depth, intensity and naturalness to her work.
Alarmel Valli is a foremost exponent of the Pandanallur tradition in BharataNatyam. She is hailed as a creative artist who brings depth, intensity and naturalness to her work. She has won laurels several times in the major festivals in India and in almost all the cultural capitals of the world.
Born in 1957, Valli at the age of 16 was invited to perform at the International Dance Festival, of the Sarah Bernardt Theatre De La Ville in Paris. From then on she has toured widely and received acclaim for her performances in leading theatres almost all over the world. Along with the performances she has also given lecture demonstrations, classes, workshops and seminars and has helped to create an international awareness of Bharatanatyam.
Alarmel Valli was trained by renowned gurus, Shri Chokkalingam Pillai and
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Alarmel Valli
Alarmel Valli is a leading Indian classical dancer and choreographer and the foremost exponent of the Pandanallur style, in the Indian classical dance form, Bharatanatyam. She is widely acclaimed for her ability to turn a traditional grammar into a deeply internalized, personal dance poetry.[1][2]
She founded The Dipasikha Dance Foundation in Chennai in 1984, where she teaches Bharatanatyam.[3]
In 1991, Alarmel Valli was the second youngest dancer to be conferred the Padma Shri from the Government of India, after Vyjayanthimala. She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001 by India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama,[4] followed by one of India's highest civilian honours – the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India in 2004[5] and Chevalier of Arts and Letters award from the Government of France, also in 2004.
Early life[edit]
Alarmel Valli was born and brought up in Chennai, whe