Kalapadma Bharatanatyam Dance Academy Chicago

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Kalapadma Dance Academy Chicago Est. 1992. Join us at Kalapadma Dance Academy Chicago for the chance to learn the ancient art of Bharatanatyam Indian classical dance. Kalapadma Dance Academy was formally inaugurated by Late Dr.Shankardayal Sharma (Former President of India) on February, 1960. It was established with the objective of promoting classical Indian dances and to train children and youth in it. The untiring efforts of the institution’s founder-President, Smt.Vishalakshi Johri, sister of the well-known Dancer and Philanthropist Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale, enabled Kalapadma to make commendable progress. The main spirit behind the Academy is Natyacharya Shri Shankar Hombal, disciple of Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale, of the internationally renowned Kalakshetra, Chennai, where he had extensive training in Bharatanatyam and Kathakali. For the last 50 years, Shri Hombal and his family members, all of whom are experts in the art of Bharatanatyam have fully devoted themselves to nuturing the institution and the art. Kalapadma Dance Academy is affiliated to the Madhya Pradesh Kalaparishad, Bhopal and the Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidhyalaya, Khairagarh. It prepares students for various examinations in Bharatanatyam from Prathama to M.A. levels.