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The enchanting beauty of dance is best portrayed by one
of the oldest traditions, the Pandanallur Style
of Bharatanatyam. The style is characterised by purity of line and form, precision
and subtlety of expression. Meenakshi having
undergone rigorous training under the famous Pandanallur
Gurus, Chockalingam Pillai
and his son Subbaraya Pillai,
has mastered this style and performs with confidence, skill and
sensitivity unfolding every nuance of this rich
heritage.
Her expression of the Pandanallur
style is very much her own - bold yet feminine, sharp yet fluid. Her
total involvement enables her to penetrate the surface sensibility of
words and to rise above mere gesture and posture and thus portray dance
in its purity. She is one who while upholding the sanctity of the Pandanallur style, brings a novel freshness which
merges with the intrinsic traditional content.
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