Joining the ABCD Club has been a game-changer for me. The community is welcoming, the events are incredibly well-organized, and the opportunities for personal and professional growth are endless. Whether you’re here to connect, learn, or lead, ABCD Club offers a platform that truly empowers its members. I’ve built lasting friendships, developed new skills, and found a place where my voice is heard and valued.
Sridevi – we nominated you for excellence in teaching. Here is my nomination.
14 years ago, I chose Sridevi Thirumalai to be our daughter’s teacher – it was one of the best decisions I made for Arya. Not only did Arya (and her fellow students) complete her Arangetram successfully, but along the way she learnt Indian culture, tradition, art and discipline. Sridevi, therefore, has had a transformational effect on her students’ lives, not just Bharatanatyam.
Under her tutelage, students revel in the rigid and strict interpretation of the dance form. They are able to accommodate the ancient Indian tradition of guru-shishya parampara with different perspectives in their school system. Students grow to love the practice, learn mutual respect and establish a unity of purpose between her and themselves, which are the pre-requisites for wholesome learning as the shastras tell us. – Anuradha Palakurthi
I hope you are back in US after a whirlwind tour. I have no words to explain my happiness and joy to see your troupe dancing. It was simply enchanting, gracious, involving the audience as if they are also dancing and one of the troupe.
There was no time for you to meet and talk to your admirers and well wishers because of the tense itinerary. Your disciples danced in such a way – true to my heart, I am expressing this view – that they were super. In our ordinary day-to-day talk if I were to appreciate how the Dance was, it was BOMBAT.
YOUR DEDICATION AND COMMITTMENT TO THE CAUSE OF DANCE WAS WELL EXPRESSED AND THAT IMPRESSION AND INFLUENCE WAS CLEARLY DEPICTED IN YOUR STUDENTS DANCE.
I NAME YOU TODAY AS ‘ABCD Club’ BECAUSE OF YOUR GREAT CONTRIBUTION AND COMMITMENT IN THE FIELD OF DANCE.
GOD BLESS YOU
ABCD Club has kept the heritage of Bharatnatyam alive far from India without corrupting the traditions of the Guru-Shishya parampara.
I have watched my daughter learn dance, and over the years she has imbibed more than Nritta and Abhinaya…she has learnt commitment to this classical form of art. She has learnt what it means to represent her dance teacher and her school when on stage, and has developed a strong sense of what her choreography means, not only to her but to her co-dancers.
Like all her classmates she could not have achieved these milestones in classical dance without her Guru and Natyamani School of Dance. The Natyamani school of Dance represents the teachings in the Natyashastra, by cultivating in its students a strong sense of being modestly dressed in traditional costume, jewelry and make-up, having a grasp of music and rhythm, and having a sound knowledge of mythology, along with a clear awareness of the dimensions and symmetry of the stage and the dancers’ presence in it. Most importantly Natyamani School of Dance has imparted in my child a genuine love, pride and respect for this sterling dance form.
Thank you for the hard work with the kids. Your dedication to dance and to kids really paid off in the form of a beautiful performance by each of the students.
Once again congratulations on the success of the Annual Day .
It was wonderful to see your group perform. Congratulations on a flawless performance. I really liked the costume. I wish I was one among them 🙂
Thank you for being a part of this fundraiser.