Vibha Harikar

Vibha is fortunate to have learnt from very inspiring and talented Gurus who instilled in her a life long love for this great art form. She started her dance training at the age of seven with Smt. Girija Rajendran in Dubai, U.A.E.

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Gurus

Smt. Padmini Ravi  began her dance training with K. J. Sarasa and established herself as a well known proponent of Bharatanatyam at an early age. She has trained hundreds of dancers and continues to be an inspiration for dancers world wide. Smt. Ravi offers workshops and advanced training in dance via her institution based in Bengaluru, India.

 

 

Smt. Girija Rajendran initially started training in Kathakali under the tutelage of Guru Kudamaloor Karunakaran Nair.  Very soon, she started performing with famous Kathakali dancers and her teacher encouraged her to learn Bharatanatyam.

Smt. Rajendran found her feet as an established Bharatanatyam dancer under the tutelage of Professor A.R.R. Bhaskara Rao.  She subsequently learnt Mohiniattam from Smt. Chinnamu Amma (one of the first lady teachers of Kerala Kalamandalam) and Kuchipudi from a disciple of Sri. Vempatti Chinnasatyam.

Among her memorable awards are the best dancer award at an open Bharatanatyam competition held by the Sangeeta Nataka Academy when she was just a teenager.  She also had the honor of performing in front of Smt. Indira Gandhi at the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.  Smt. Rajendran earned a degree in the Arts with Carnatic music as her main subject and Veena & Economics as ancialliary subjects.
 

 

 

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  • My daughter likes to go to Vibha aunty for dance because "she likes Vibha aunty, it is fun and she can dress up for annual day!!