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Sridevi Nrithyalaya is a dance school based in Chennai, Tamilnadu. The school was founded in 1987 and operates as a trust. The main aim of the institution is to support and promote the South Indian classical dance forms of Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi. It specializes in the Melattur style of Bharatanatyam. == Mission == Sridevi Nrityalaya specializes in the Melattur style of Bharatanatyam. This form of dance emphasizes on rich music and gives equal importance to nritta and nritya. It focuses on intricate jatis, controlled abhinaya and grace; all the performers are taught to perform with confidence and ease. Sheela Unnikrishnan is the founder-director of the Sridevi Nrithyalaya dance school. She is a renowned exponent of Bharatanatyam.〔(Teaching is her Forte - The Hindu )〕 Other faculty of the school includes familiar dance artists including Ms. Suvasani Kannan, Ms. Harinie Jeevitha, Smt. Shobha Korambil. The Carnatic Music department of the school includes Smt. Chitrambari Krishnakumar, Sri Kuldeep M Pai and Sri Guru Bharadwaj. With the main branch at Saligramam, the institution has branches in Villivakkam, Kilpauk Garden and Vadapalani in Chennai. It has over 270 students enrolled for training at present.〔(School information Pyusha Chatterjee Indian Express )〕 The school focuses on the overall development of the student. Since the dancer has to be agile and flexible, stretching and other physical exercises go hand in hand with dance training in classes. This improves stamina of the dancer, which helps to hold the araimandi (Half sitting posture) for long and perform lengthy adavus (footwork). The school and its founder Sheela Unnikrishnan took active role in organizing an annual dance festival titled 'Satyam Sivam Sundaram', where many artists, teachers and performers from all over India join its annual celebrations. This forms a platform for budding talents learning various classical dance forms of India. The school has an ambition to rediscover the ancient art of Natya set forth in the Natya Shastra by making it more appealing to younger generations. The school is largely run by the contributions from students through fees, dance shows, patrons and from the Central Government grants through the Ministry of Culture.〔(Govt of India, Ministry of Culture grant ) pg 72〕 .〔(Govt of India, Ministry of Culture grant ) pg 100〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sridevi Nrithyalaya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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