Learn Bharatanatyam Indian Classical Dance in Thanjavur

Honest level: Intermediate to advanced — best for those grounded in the basics seeking the root lineage — ask the school exactly how far that goes in the time you have.

Masters & lineage

• Thanjavur Quartet lineage (Chinnaiah, Ponniah, Sivanandam, Vadivelu)

Schools in Thanjavur

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• Tamil University Department of Dance
  Grade-based diploma study in Bharatanatyam at the Cultural Centre for Tamil
  Tamil University in Thanjavur runs a Department of Dance offering grade-based Bharatanatyam study combining practical performance and theory rooted in the Tanjore Quartet margam tradition.
  https://www.tamiluniversity.ac.in/
• Thanjavur Quartet-lineage gurukulams

The credential

Kalakshetra Foundation 4-year Diploma in Bharatanatyam (or Post-Diploma) — and the traditional Arangetram solo debut marking a dancer's emergence · Certifying body: Sangeet Natak Akademi (recognizing body for Indian classical dance) and conservatory diplomas from Kalakshetra Foundation, an Institute of National Importance under India's Ministry of Culture

A recognised qualification an outside body stands behind is not the same as a certificate a school prints itself. We name which it is — you should ask the school the same.

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