'E'-SWARA-009-Baratha Nattyiam-Leela Samson.flv

courtesy: DD Barathi

"Leela received the impulses for her growth as a dancer from Kalakshetra, the College of Fine Arts in Chennai, Tamil-Nadu. She adheres to the mould of the Kalakshetra technique yet has grown out of its binding, believing as she does that adherence to any school is a point of reference only. She is however deeply influenced by Rukmini Devi, the
founder of that institute and its philosophy.

n March 2005, she was offered the opportunity to head her alma-mater, a responsibility she accepted. She took over as Director of the Kalakshetra Foundation on the 6th May 2005."

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• Baratha
• Nattiyam
• Leela
• samson

[venkimayyu]

Oh my God !!! Its Pure Bliss to watch her dance !!!

[kalai45]

omg! embodiment of perfection and grace

[bhavinirajan]

This varnam Akka taught us and we were around 12 of us who performed at Kamani Auditorium at Delhi. I will never forget the experience and the way she taught us and we all had to co-ordinate. Just unforgettable experience of being her student. She not only taught us dance but all the etiquettes around it.

[NrityaSankalpa]

WOW! My very first varnam. I remember Akka choreographing it in our class. I have such wonderful memories of this varnam.

[sanju14]

Subtle, Beautiful, Divine, Creative...perfection embodied. This is dance and just pure bliss. Thank you for uploading this video of the evergreen Leela Akka.