Divya Balachandran Bharatanatyam Dancer, Teacher and Choreographer
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As a teacher:
Divya has successfully trained a plethora of students under the wings of her Dance Guru. She excels in imparting special training in the Art Form for public programs and dance examinations conducted by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal.

Divya focuses on helping children understand the relevance of our ancient culture in modern times. To make it more interesting, she explores current scenarios with the principles of Bharatanatyam. She believes in focused but fun based teaching methods in her classes.

Training:
Divya is the disciple of Smt. Revathi Srinivasraghavan for the past 18 years. She also learns Konakkol from Shri Satish Krishnamurthy and Carnatic Music from Smt.
Vijaya Krishnamurthy. She is a Nritya Alankar in Bharatanatyam from the Akhil Bhartiya
Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal. Currently, she is pursuing her Master's degree from the University of Madras, Chennai.

As a performer:
Under the able guidance of her Gurus, Divya has performed at various places all over India
rendering both group and solo presentations. Some of her recent performances include Krishna
Gana Sabha, Rasika Ranjani Sabha and Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha in Chennai,
Shilparamam, Pollachi Tamil Isai Sangam and many more.

Awards and Recognitions:
She is the recipient of Best Dancer
of the season Award at Bharat Nritya Utsav 2019 of Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Chennai.
She was selected for the Encouragement Of Talented Young Artistes scheme of Tamil Nadu
Eyal Isai Nataka Manram and rendeered solo performances in Tamil Nadu.

Subjects

  • Bharatanatyam (Dance) Beginner-Expert

  • Indian Semi Classical Dance Beginner-Expert

Experience

  • Special Teacher - Dance for Secondary Section (Jun, 2016–Present) at Lakshdham High school
    Training students and teenagers for stage performances.
    Imparting practical and theoretical knowledge about the ancient dance form of Bharatanatyam.
    Focusing on the literature aspect of dance.
    Special importance given to singing and rhythm
  • Senior Mentor (Jun, 2012–Present) at Nrityaranjani Fine Arts Academy Mumbai
    Training students from the age of 5 up to the ladies batch in the traditional Pandanallur Bani of Bharatanatyam.

    Preparing students for dance class annual days and public cultural programs.

    Active participation in public programs all over India

Education

  • PhD (Performing Arts) (Sep, 2024–now) from MUMBAI
  • MA Bharatanatyam (Oct, 2020–Sep, 2022) from University of Madras, Chennai–scored 2nd Rank
  • Nritya Alankar (Jun, 2013–Feb, 2015) from Akhil bharatiya gandharva mahavidylaya, Vashi

Fee details

    ₹3,200–6,400/month (US$38.05–76.11/month)

    Additional charges for training for special programs and advanced dance examinations.

    Fee amount depends on the levels - beginner, intermediate, advance, adult/ladies batch

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