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	The '''Pandanallur style''' is a style of [[Bharatanatyam]] [[Indian classical dance\|Indian dance]]. It is mainly attributed to [[Dance Guru Meenakshi sundaram Pillai]] (1869–1964), a dance guru who lived in the village of [[Pandanallur]], in the [[Thanjavur district]] in the [[south India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Elegance personified \|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031101410300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406101426/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031101410300.htm \|url-status=~~usurped~~ \|archive-date=6 April 2005 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=11 Mar 2005 }}</ref>		The '''Pandanallur style''' is a style of [[Bharatanatyam]] [[Indian classical dance\|Indian dance]]. It is mainly attributed to [[Dance Guru Meenakshi sundaram Pillai]] (1869–1964), a dance guru who lived in the village of [[Pandanallur]], in the [[Thanjavur district]] in the [[south India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Elegance personified \|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031101410300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406101426/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031101410300.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=6 April 2005 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=11 Mar 2005 }}</ref>

			==Style==
			The Pandanallur style developed a reputation for the emphasis on linear geometry that can be found in the ''adavu'' technique, and for its intensity and understatement in ''abhinaya''.

			The Pandanallur style is renowned for its choreography, which include such highly regarded pieces as the Nine or Ten Tanjore Quartet ''pada-varnams''. These works featured choreography by Pillai, who named the dramatic choreography "hands," and was also responsible for the ''adavu'' choreography for the ''swara'' passages.

			Part of their heritage is the valuable jatiswarams (in ''ragams [[Vasantha (raga)\|Vasantha]], [[Saveri]], [[Chakravakam (raga)\|Chakravakam]], [[Mechakalyani\|Kalyani]], [[Bhairavi (Carnatic)\|Bhairavi]]''), which incorporate abstract ''adavu'' choreography.

			Pandanallur style gives a lot of importance to abinayaha. Moreover, stamping the foot hard against the floor is discouraged in this style. Instead, slow movements are used to make the salangai (ankle bells) give out a lot of sound. The strong footwork, where every step is marked, is a result of the style's main features of exactness and accuracy to bring out rhythmic vitality, as the dancer is required to have a natural rhythmic body of expression.

	==Teachers==		==Teachers==
	Meenakshisundaram Pillai, whose ancestors were nattuvanars, was a descendant from the [[Thanjavur Quartet]], which comprised four brothers: Chinnaiah, Ponniah, Sivanandam and Vadivel.<ref name=lineage>{{cite web\|title=Guru - Artistic Lineage\|author= Urvi Pathak\|url=http://satvikamshivam.weebly.com/guru---artistic-lineage.html\|website=~~Satvikamshiva,~~.weebly.com \| date=2012}}</ref> The works of these four brothers, who were court composers in the early 19th century in Thanjavur, form the main classical masterpieces of Bharata Natyam.		Meenakshisundaram Pillai, whose ancestors were nattuvanars, was a descendant from the [[Thanjavur Quartet]], which comprised four brothers: Chinnaiah, Ponniah, Sivanandam and Vadivel.<ref name=lineage>{{cite web\|title=Guru - Artistic Lineage\|author= Urvi Pathak\|url=http://satvikamshivam.weebly.com/guru---artistic-lineage.html\|website=Satvikamshivam.weebly.com \| date=2012}}</ref> The works of these four brothers, who were court composers in the early 19th century in Thanjavur, form the main classical masterpieces of Bharata Natyam.

	Baroda Guru Kubernath Tanjorkar (1916 - 2007), a disciple of Pillai, later established Tanjor Dance Music & Art Research Centre in Baroda, Gujarat. Thiruvallaputhur Swaminatha Pillai, also known as T.K.Swaminatha Pillai, was one of the leading disciples of Pillai. He learned Bharathanatiyam under the Gurukula of Pillai for more than ten years. He also mentored [[Ram Gopal (dancer)\|Ram Gopal]], who became one of the pioneers of Indian dance in the west.<ref name=deccan>{{cite news \|title=Ram Gopal: the legend \|author=Leela Ramanathan \|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov02/at4.asp \|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] \|date=26 October 2003 \|access-date=17 January 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505104959/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov02/at4.asp \|archive-date=5 May 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=hindu>{{cite news \|title=Ambassador of Indian dance \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ambassador-of-indian-dance/article28574613.ece \| newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=24 October 2003 \| first=Leela \| last=Venkataraman \| accessdate=6 July 2020 }}</ref>		Baroda Guru Kubernath Tanjorkar (1916 - 2007), a disciple of Pillai, later established Tanjor Dance Music & Art Research Centre in Baroda, Gujarat. Thiruvallaputhur Swaminatha Pillai, also known as T.K.Swaminatha Pillai, was one of the leading disciples of Pillai. He learned Bharathanatiyam under the Gurukula of Pillai for more than ten years. He also mentored [[Ram Gopal (dancer)\|Ram Gopal]], who became one of the pioneers of Indian dance in the west.<ref name=deccan>{{cite news \|title=Ram Gopal: the legend \|author=Leela Ramanathan \|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov02/at4.asp \|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] \|date=26 October 2003 \|access-date=17 January 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505104959/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov02/at4.asp \|archive-date=5 May 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=hindu>{{cite news \|title=Ambassador of Indian dance \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ambassador-of-indian-dance/article28574613.ece \| newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=24 October 2003 \| first=Leela \| last=Venkataraman \| accessdate=6 July 2020 }}</ref>
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	Subbaraya Pillai (1914–2008), Chokkalingam Pillai's son, was the next leading Guru of the Pandanallur style. He grew up in the village of Pandanallur and was an apprentice under his grandfather and father. He trained leading dancers such as [[Alarmel Valli]] and [[Meenakshi Chitharanjan]]. His granddaughter Vanitha Rajasekar teaches dance in Valasaravakkam, Chennai-87 and other regions of Tamil Nadu.		Subbaraya Pillai (1914–2008), Chokkalingam Pillai's son, was the next leading Guru of the Pandanallur style. He grew up in the village of Pandanallur and was an apprentice under his grandfather and father. He trained leading dancers such as [[Alarmel Valli]] and [[Meenakshi Chitharanjan]]. His granddaughter Vanitha Rajasekar teaches dance in Valasaravakkam, Chennai-87 and other regions of Tamil Nadu.

	~~==Style==~~
	~~The Pandanallur style developed a reputation for the emphasis on linear geometry that can be found in the ''adavu'' technique, and for its intensity and understatement in ''abhinaya''.~~

	The Pandanallur style is renowned for its choreography, which include such highly regarded pieces as the Nine or Ten Tanjore Quartet ''pada-varnams'' . These works featured choreography by Pillai, who named the dramatic choreography "hands," and was also responsible for the ''adavu'' choreography for the ''swara'' passages.

	Part of their heritage is the valuable jatiswarams (in ''ragams [[Vasantha (raga)\|Vasantha]], [[Saveri]], [[Chakravakam (raga)\|Chakravakam]], [[Mechakalyani\|Kalyani]], [[Bhairavi (Carnatic)\|Bhairavi]]''), which incorporate abstract ''adavu'' choreography.

	Pandanallur style gives a lot of importance to abinayaha. Moreover, stamping the foot hard against the floor is discouraged in this style. Instead, slow movements are used to make the salangai (ankle bells) give out a lot of noise.
	The strong Footwork whereby every Step is marked, is a result of one of the Arts Music main feature of exactness and accuracy to bring out the Rhythmic vitality as the Dancer is required to have a Natural Rhythmic Body of expression.
	~~This Feature was mostly not possible to bring out by each and every one Student.~~

	==References==		==References==
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	The '''Pandanallur style''' is a style of [[Bharatanatyam]] [[Indian classical dance\|Indian dance]]. It is mainly attributed to [[Dance Guru Meenakshi sundaram Pillai]] (1869–1964), a dance guru who lived in the village of [[Pandanallur]], in the [[Thanjavur district]] in the [[south India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Elegance personified \|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031101410300.htm \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=11 Mar 2005 }}</ref>		The '''Pandanallur style''' is a style of [[Bharatanatyam]] [[Indian classical dance\|Indian dance]]. It is mainly attributed to [[Dance Guru Meenakshi sundaram Pillai]] (1869–1964), a dance guru who lived in the village of [[Pandanallur]], in the [[Thanjavur district]] in the [[south India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Elegance personified \|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031101410300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406101426/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031101410300.htm \|url-status=usurped \|archive-date=6 April 2005 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=11 Mar 2005 }}</ref>

	==Teachers==		==Teachers==

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The '''Pandanallur style''' is a style of [[Bharatanatyam]] [[Indian classical dance|Indian dance]]. It is mainly attributed to [[Dance Guru Meenakshi sundaram Pillai]] (1869–1964), a dance guru who lived in the village of [[Pandanallur]], in the [[Thanjavur district]] in the [[south India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Elegance personified |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031101410300.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 Mar 2005 }}</ref>

==Teachers==
Meenakshisundaram Pillai, whose ancestors were nattuvanars, was a descendant from the [[Thanjavur Quartet]], which comprised four brothers: Chinnaiah, Ponniah, Sivanandam and Vadivel.<ref name=lineage>{{cite web|title=Guru - Artistic Lineage|author= Urvi Pathak|url=http://satvikamshivam.weebly.com/guru---artistic-lineage.html|website=Satvikamshiva,.weebly.com | date=2012}}</ref> The works of these four brothers, who were court composers in the early 19th century in Thanjavur, form the main classical masterpieces of Bharata Natyam.

Baroda Guru Kubernath Tanjorkar (1916 - 2007), a disciple of Pillai, later established Tanjor Dance Music & Art Research Centre in Baroda, Gujarat. Thiruvallaputhur Swaminatha Pillai, also known as T.K.Swaminatha Pillai, was one of the leading disciples of Pillai. He learned Bharathanatiyam under the Gurukula of Pillai for more than ten years. He also mentored [[Ram Gopal (dancer)|Ram Gopal]], who became one of the pioneers of Indian dance in the west.<ref name=deccan>{{cite news |title=Ram Gopal: the legend |author=Leela Ramanathan |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov02/at4.asp |publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=26 October 2003 |access-date=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505104959/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov02/at4.asp |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=hindu>{{cite news |title=Ambassador of Indian dance |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ambassador-of-indian-dance/article28574613.ece | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=24 October 2003 | first=Leela | last=Venkataraman | accessdate=6 July 2020 }}</ref>

Pillai was said to have been trained by his uncle, Kumarasamy Nattuvanar. He trained several famous Bharata Natyam dancers, including Devadasis such as Pandanallur Jayalakshmi, Thangachi Ammal, Sabaranjitam, as well as people from other castes such as [[Mrinalini Sarabhai]], Rukmini Devi, Tara Chaudhri.

After Pillai, his son-in-law Chokkalingam Pillai (1893–1968) became the doyen Guru of the Pandanallur style. His leading dancer-student was Mambalam Geetha. He trained other leading dancers such as G. Kausalya, Sucharita, and [[Indrani Rehman]]. He shifted to Madras and propagated his dance throughout the region.

Subbaraya Pillai (1914–2008), Chokkalingam Pillai's son, was the next leading Guru of the Pandanallur style. He grew up in the village of Pandanallur and was an apprentice under his grandfather and father. He trained leading dancers such as [[Alarmel Valli]] and [[Meenakshi Chitharanjan]]. His granddaughter Vanitha Rajasekar teaches dance in Valasaravakkam, Chennai-87 and other regions of Tamil Nadu.

==Style==
The Pandanallur style developed a reputation for the emphasis on linear geometry that can be found in the ''adavu'' technique, and for its intensity and understatement in ''abhinaya''.

The Pandanallur style is renowned for its choreography, which include such highly regarded pieces as the Nine or Ten Tanjore Quartet ''pada-varnams'' . These works featured choreography by Pillai, who named the dramatic choreography "hands," and was also responsible for the ''adavu'' choreography for the ''swara'' passages.

Part of their heritage is the valuable jatiswarams (in ''ragams [[Vasantha (raga)|Vasantha]], [[Saveri]], [[Chakravakam (raga)|Chakravakam]], [[Mechakalyani|Kalyani]], [[Bhairavi (Carnatic)|Bhairavi]]''), which incorporate abstract ''adavu'' choreography.

Pandanallur style gives a lot of importance to abinayaha. Moreover, stamping the foot hard against the floor is discouraged in this style. Instead, slow movements are used to make the salangai (ankle bells) give out a lot of noise.
The strong Footwork whereby every Step is marked, is a result of one of the Arts Music main feature of exactness and accuracy to bring out the Rhythmic vitality as the Dancer is required to have a Natural Rhythmic Body of expression.
This Feature was mostly not possible to bring out by each and every one Student.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031231133349/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/03/stories/2003100301780400.htm Guardian of Pandanallur tradition] ''[[The Hindu]]''

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