Pride of Dance Teacher
Natya Kala Ratna, Natya Mani *Smt. Ramya Alex* is a versatile artist whose passion for dance had begun at the age of 5, discipled from *Kalai kaveri Fine Arts*, Trichy. She moulded her skills further under the training of her Guru, Smt. Manju at Trichy and joined hands with Guru Smt. Karthiyayini Srinivas at Chennai, for the performances in most of the renowned sabhas of Chennai and Natyanjali. Holding a masters degree – Business administration and also completed her *Masters degree in Bharathanatiyam* at Tamil University, she also completed her PG diploma in Yoga at Tamilnadu Sports University and became a *Certified Yoga teacher*. Her endless pursuit made her learn *Nattuvangam* under Smt. Marie Stella and Smt. Kavitha Charles and currently under Nattuvanga Kalaimani Guru Rlv Hemanth Lakshman. The flow goes with the art of *Kuchipudi* under the guidance of Guru Dr. Madhavi Mallampalli. Passion in dance and profession in IT, continues to be an aspiring self and an inspiring teacher for her students at the *AR ACADEMY OF DANCE*, established in 2017 at Kodambakkam, Chennai. Before opening her own dance academy she trained students under her guru over a decade. Zeal in contribution for arts reflects in the participation of *3 world record* program along with her students, and continues to motivate them and they look upon her in every aspects. She also taking free classes for under privileged students. She also give opportunity for deserving students to perform in various Sabhas & competition. Students will attend their Bharathanatyam grade exam under Annamalai university yearly once and will receive the certificates. Other than Bharathanatiyam she is a certified makeup artist (Dance makeup), District level shuttle & Badminton player.. Also she loves hand crafts like Crochet, soap making, glass painting.
