The talented Dude of Bharathanatyam
At the young age of four, Bharath was discovered by Guru Rajam Ramamurthy of the Arathi School of Indian Dance. She taught Bharath the basics of the art form before he was put under the wings of Guru Kausi Subramaniam. Through the years Bharath has performed in various productions and a few to mention are Seetha Kalyana, Chandanbala, La Meri, Kavita and Dashavatara. He is always eager to show his dancing skills at year round events in the community such as the Folk Life Festival, Indian Festival, Asian Festival, Luminaria, and other charitable and promotional events.
Bharath gave his Bharathanatyam Dance Debut performance at Carver Community Center on August 13, 2011 to a packed audience. Bharath has received various awards and accolades for his dance and below are details on a few.
Aside from dance, Bharath also learns the Mrudanga, the Carnatic violin, the Western violin, and Taekwondo. At school, Bharath is an honors student and participates in various academic, sports and cultural activities.
Bharath is very proud of his Indian heritage and likes to combine Indian art forms with his American way of life. He loves spending time with his family who are from Bangalore and is able to speak ‘Kannada’ the language of ‘Karnataka,’ a southern state in India. Bharath is a freshman at Health Careers High School.
Awards/Accomplishments in Bharatanatyam:
• Recipient of 2012 North Texas Dance Scholarship.
• First Prize in San Antonio City Talent Competition (2011) - $1000/- prize and a trophy.
• First prize in San Antonio District 9 and finalist at SA City Talent competition (2010).
• First prize in Dance competition at Southwest Regionals, in Dallas, TX, by Gemini TV, India (2010).
• Finalist for Dance competition held at East Rutherford, NJ (2010).
• Finalist for Thyagaraja Festival Dance competition held at Cleveland, OH (2011).
• As a 12 year old, gave a 3 hour performance with his sister in Mysore, India.
• First male to graduate from Indian Dance schools in San Antonio.
• Based on our research, he is the youngest male dancer of American decent to do the Bharathanatyam Dance Debut (14 years and 3 months).
• His programs have been broadcast in TV stations in Bangalore (Janashri TV) and San Antonio Time Warner Public Channel.
Other mentionable credentials:
• Third degree black belt in Tae-kwon-do
• Honors student at Health Careers High School.
• Represented San Antonio in State Mathcounts Competition(2010)
• Member of Lopez MS Honors Orchestra(UIL Regional Winners)
• Member of Lopez MS Debate Team.
• Plays for HCHS Tennis Team
Some URLs with newspaper clippings and video clips:
Bharath’s Shiva piece:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQNu91FVMRo
San Antonio Express News Coverage:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/Spotlight-Indian-dance-performance-1799356.php
Kalalaya facebook- Pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.235446503159393.51130.158069677563743&type=3
Critical Acclaim and comments from his Arangetram:
Bharath Ram’s Dance debut took place in San Antonio, TX on August 13, 2011. It was a highly successful event for audience, dancer and the community. More than 500 people witnessed this successful event. Here are some comments and coverage.
Magical Movement…… Child prodigy!
- San Antonio Express News and Weekender Magazines.
I sang for Prabhudeva 20 years ago and this is one of the best performances I have been able to witness and sing.
This boy is blessed with a great rhythm sense, Anga Sudham and also the expression needed for a dancer.
- Renowned Musician Babu Parameswaran, Los Angeles, CA.
Upcoming Events:
• Invited Artist to perform solo at Arneson River Theater, San Antonio, TX, March 10, 2012.
• Invited Artiste to perform solo at Dance Festival, Our Lady of the Lake University, March 17, 2012.
• Invited Artiste to perform solo @ St. Louis Dance Festival, St. Louis, April 21, 2012.
• Invited Artist to perform solo for 45 mins @ Nrityantara, Bangalore, June 18, 2012.