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NEWS AND EVENTS
R.I.P.
Jaya (Ammamma) Doraiswamy
3/17/22 - 4/24/08
Thank you for your support, family and friends.
HTR Students featured in the
annual
Pongal Program
in Grand Rapids
HTR Students on the Rise
Krithika Rajkumar of Auburn Hills, age 15, was one of six performers featured in the upcoming February issue of Dance Magazine in an article titled "Wunder KIDS" - Child Prodigies in Dance. The article, on Page 50, is by Lea Marshall, who teaches dance at Virginia Commonwealth University and directs Ground Zero Dance Company in VA.
Nithya Ramamurthy of Canton Township, age 10, was presented in a showcase of young dancers on January 3 at the Visesha Kala Poshakam International Art Festival of Dance and Music in Chennai. Nithya performed several items and received the title "Nritya Bala Kamalam," or Lotus Blossom of Dance from danseuse Narthaki. A viewer described her performance as one with "great confidence and ease and it was also noteworthy that the items were child-friendly, yet succinctly brought out her talent and energies to the fore.
Mondays: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sri Balaji Vedic Center
2567 Metropolitan Parkway, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
(586) 826-8711
Tuesdays: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The Hindu Temple of Canton
44955 Cherry Hill Road, Canton Township, MI 48188
(734) 981-8730
Wednesdays and Thursdays: 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Gurukulam, private and semi-private classes
24611 Seneca Avenue, Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 399-0259
Fridays: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
AMMA Center of Michigan
4301 Ann Arbor Saline Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Call (734) 332-5983 or
(734) 741-7086 for details
Saturdays: 11:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
The Bharatiya Temple
6850 N. Adams Road, Troy, MI 48098
Call (248) 879-2552 or (248) 853-3487 for details
Sundays: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
LEARNA
38249 W 10 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48335
Call (248) 477-5001 or (248) 506-9838 for details
For more information, contact Sudha Chandra Sekhar at (248) 399-0259
Are you a Bharatanatyam Dancer?
Then get with the program and get a B.A. degree in Bharatanatyam Launched on Feb. 17, 2007, at The Bharatiya Temple in Troy, MI.
Alagappa Performing Arts Academy in collaboration with Alagappa University in Tamil Nadu, India, is proud to introduce for the first time in the U.S. a Bachelors of Arts degree in Bharatanatyam with a structured learning program to learn this classical art.
Salient features:
• Detailed text books for each course accompanied by interactive DVDs to enhance the learning process
• Authorized dance centers to enhance the practical techniques of Bharatanatyam
• Valuable certification from a reputed university
Course offerings:
• Certificate in Bharatanatyam – One-year program
• Associated degree in Bharatanatyam – Two-year program
• Diploma in Bharatanatyam – Three-year program
• B.A. degree in Bharatanatyam – Four-year program
Local affiliate: Hindu Temple Rhythms, Oak Park, MI.
Contact: Sudha Chandra Sekhar
(248) 399-0259 or vidyanjali@comcast.net
Visit: bharathanatyamonline.com
All interested dancers, please fill out form and submit to Sudha Chandra Sekhar. Student Application Form
SUDHA'S UNSURPASSED RECOGNITION
Quoting the late Professor Dr. T.K. Venkateswaran, Professor Emeritus, Department of World Religions and History at the University of Detroit, "In 2000, Natya Veda Bharati Sudha Chandrasekhar's 60th Birthday, 'Shastiyabdhapoorthy,' was celebrated. With the twist of words, we can call it 'Natya Shastryabdhapoorthy,' as Sudha has been dancing since the very childhood years - 60 years of dancing. Some years ago, the community recognized her for her great art and admirable talent as 'Natya Veda Bharati.' She has also been an outstanding and exemplary teacher of the Bharata Natya Sastra all these years to hundreds of students and they have performed their unique and glorious Arangetrams. Today, we want to recognize and applaud her as 'Bharata Shastra Samkranthi Chudamani' - the crest jewel among the great teachers and transmitters of the Bharata Natya Shastra unsurpassed in the Sam-kranthi, the transmission of the great art. The talent and complete and successful transmission of the great art is the mark of a great artist, according to Poet Kalidasa."
AWARDS/TITLES
Among the countless awards of Recognotion, Awards of Excellence, first prizes,
medals, citations,and encomiums awarded to Sudha are the following titles:
"Lifetime Achievement Award" 2004, Michigan
Dance Council and National DanceEducators Association, USA
"Jewel of Bharata Natyam" 2004, Paschima Kasi Sri Viswanatha Temple, USA
"Nritya Swarna Bhushanam" 2004, USA
"Natya Mayuri" 2004, USA
"Bharata Shastra Samkranthi Chudamani" 2000, USA
"Michigan Dance Teacher of the Year" 1989, Michigan Dance Council, USA
"Natya Veda Bharati" 1988, USA
"Dharma Ratna" 1984, Voice of the Vedas Cultural Sabha, Canada
"Natana Mani" 1964, India
"Natya Sirobhushanam" 1965, India
"Natya Kalai Arasi" 1963, India
PUBLICATIONS FEATURING SUDHA
Enakshi Bhavnani, "The Dance In India"
Alan Kamuda/Detroit Free Press, "Hands Across Michigan"
Marg Publications, 1997, "Bharata Natyam"
Moolji Bhai Shah, 1968, "Bharatiya Nari"
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Her three hour long Bharata Natya Arangetram at Bombay's famed Mahalaxmi temple in 1956, which drew hundreds of appreciative and delighted devotees.
Command Performance in Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi, for India Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Walter Nash in 1958.
First Prize at Youth Festival in New Delhi, 1958.
Government of India Scholarship for Advanced Training in Bharata Natyam,
1958-1960.
"Best Dancer of the Year" Award in 1958 at St. Xavier College.
Special performance at the coronation of Bhavnagar Maharaja, 1961.
Charity performance "Deenaa Seva Sangh" presided by India President V.V. Giri in Bangalore, 1963.
First International Charity Performance at the University of Windsor, 1967.
National tour of USA and Canada with Kathak Nritya Samrat Gopi Krishna and
troupe, 1968.
Performance Tour of the Maritimes with Vidya and a live orchestra, 1975.
Vidya's Arangetram for an audience of 5,000 in Chennai in the presence of H.H. Sri Haridhos Giri ("Guruji"), December 1980.
Vidya's Shanmukhananda Hall performance draws raves from the press and public, January 1981.
Presentation of a record of eight Arangetrams, Summer 1988.
Presentation of Vidya in her outstanding 48-Hour dance marathon in aid of the American Cancer Society earning her first world record for solo performance, 1989.
Dedication of 108 Hanuman Chalisas through dance at Hanuman Mandir, Jackson, N.Y., 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. in April 1992.
Presentation of daughter Anjali's Arangetram in Rochester Hills, MI., 1993.
Presentation of daughter Anandini's Arangetram at The Bharatiya Temple in
Troy, MI., 1994.
Vidya beats her own solo dance world record in "72 Hours for the Heart," in aid of the American Heart Association. In all, over 400 traditional and improvised items were presented with a record number of musicians lending support. Vidya donated $10,00 to American Hear Association and the rest to the Bharatiya Temple, 1996.
"Janmotsavam," Sudha's four-hour dance performance of unique and specially-choreographed items in celebration of her 60th birthday, 2000.
Choreographer and principal dancer of a special group of guest performers in "Lakme," the French opera presented at the Detroit Opera House, 2002.
Presentation of Krithika Rajkumar as the 50th Arangetram student, 2004.
Visit to Athens, Greece, for the 20th Annual International Dance Congress,
October 2006.
