I really do think Grace matters most in dance, what is Naatyam without grace? Striking lines and angles and jumps and turns, what are those without movement that flows into the other and takes over your body and you don’t feel yourself at that point you are just movement….
Ever thankful to @reddrose6 akka for letting me explore swarams to my understanding; never stopped me from trying new movements 🥰
Pics from the Vasant Utsav award function and performance at the Kapaleeshwarar temple Mylapore. On the most auspicious Chithra Pournami day. The stage was set in this divine ambience with milling crowds eagerly waiting to catch a glimpse of Kapali & Karpagambal and Muruga. I was moved by the response when I began to perform for the verses from the Poompavai Padhigam of Gnanasambandar. What a blessing. Thanks to the Saraswathi Educational & Cultural Trust.
Bharatha Natyalaya and Shankarakrupa is delighted to invite you all to the solo recital of Kum. M S Ananthashree- a senior disciple of Kalaimamani Smt. Roja Kannan- under the auspices of Bharatham Academy of Fine Arts 🙏
Date: 3rd May, 2026
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Dr. N. Ramani Memorial Hall, Shenoy Nagar
All are welcome
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#bharathanatyalaya #bharathanatyam #dance #rojakannan #soloperformance
Distance apart, but sync? Flawless 💅🏻
The team from our two performances last evening- “Bhaje Pandurangam” for The Maharashtra Association’s Chattrapathi Shivaji Jayanthi Celebrations and a group presentation by Smt. Roja Kannan and her students in Vasant Utsav 2026!
VC: @vaishnavi__srinivasan_@nivedha.arts
Edited by: @vaishnavi__srinivasan_
Happy Chithira pournami and also belated happy world dance day!💫🙏🏻
Here’s a short snippet of one of my favourite padams-Karunai Deviame. This piece is especially close to my heart, as it celebrates our beloved Karpagambal, the heroine of Mylapore, who steals every heart with her grace and power at Kapaleeshwarar Temple. ✨
Thank you so much @reddrose6 akka for always guiding and supporting 🙏🏻💗
A happening day tomorrow at BN with an award for our dearest Roja akka and two group performances! ✨
Saraswathi Educational Cultural and Charitable Trust and Sri Kapleeshwarar Temple will be honouring our Ācharya Smt. Roja Kannan in ‘Vasant Utsav 2026 - Festival of Dance’ tomorrow, May 1st 2026 at 5:30 PM at Sri Kapaleeshwarar Temple. This will be followed by a group performance by her along with the students of Bharatha Natyalaya.
At 7 PM at Dakshinamurthy auditorium (PS Higher Secondary School), we will be presenting our divine group production - “BHAJE PANDURANGAM” under the auspice’s of The Maharashtra Association’s Chhatrapathi Shivaji Jayanthi Celebrations!
Looking forward to seeing you all at one of our two performances!! ✨❤️
#dance #performance #award
