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Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
About Alarmel Valli
- Alarmel Valli is a leading Indian classical dancer and choreographer and the foremost exponent of the Pandanallur style, in the Indian classical dance form, Bharatanatyam.
- She is widely acclaimed for her ability to turn a traditional grammar into a deeply internalized, personal dance poetry.She founded The Dipasikha Dance Foundation in Chennai in 1984, where she teaches Bharatanatyam.In 1991, Alarmel Valli was the second youngest dancer to be conferred the Padmasri from the Government of India, after Vyjayanthimala.
- She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001 by India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, followed by one of India’s highest civilian honours - the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India in 2004 and Chevalier of Arts and Letters award from the Government of France, also in 2004.
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