Guruji Natyacharya is a music and Dance teacher, Dance director and research scholar. He has written 97 books on music and dance. Guruji Natyacharya is an exponent in Bharathanatyam, Vocal and 36 varieties of musical instruments. From the year 1972, he had been accompanying player on mridangam, flute, harmonium and violin for many dance orchestras. He had composed many dance dramas for many dance teachers. Guruji Natyacharya Sri S Balachandra Raju is Kanchi kamkoti Peeta Asthana Vidwan and Musicologist.
A disciple of Guru Udupi Lakshminarayana, he teaches in Kanchipuram Ellapa Mudaliar baani. He had been working as an accompanying artists with many other teachers. He has analysed many other baanis also and has studied unique features in a very professional manner.
Guruji's Books on Dance are Natana mudraigal, Natana Adavugal, Natana Maniyin Kaiyedu, Natiyamum Yogakalaiyum, Natiya Palligal Amaipadu Yeppadi, Natiya Nattuvanga Saaram etc.., books on dance.
His books like Natya Nattuvanga Saaram stand as a guide to Dance teachers in all styles. His works for dance- Padams, Varnams, Jathiswaram, Shabdam and dance dramas are being taught by many dance teachers to their Students.
People from all over the world come down to learn the art of Nattuvangam from him. Many a people learn from him online. Even Kuchupudi dancers are getting trained under him for Nattuvangam. His book on Nattuvangam is going to be released soon in Telugu and English also.
Guruji Natyacharya, a music and dance teacher and a research scholar, has formulated systematic methodology of learning this art and perfected the process through his book �Natya Nattuvanga Saram� and also takes direct classes (also through skype) to teach this. In the below mentioned list of courses, the ones marked are Diploma courses and the others are Certificate courses.
1. Natana manjari Part 1
2. Natana manjari Part 2
3. Natana manjari Part 3
4. Nattuvaanga Jathi and Konnakol
5. Kuru Natya Naatakangal ( Mini Dance Dramas)
6. Pancha Boodha Nadhan
7. Chithambara pancha Rathnam (Typical work on Lord Nataraja)
8. Padangal and Jawali of Natyacharya
9. Tillana and Alankara natanangal
Guruji doing project as Dance dramas for all dance Teachers
Vocal classes
Violin classes
Mrudangam classes
Natyacharya Sri S Balachandra Raju has been into the service of the field of music and dance for the past 35 yrs. He is the founder principal of the music and dance school- Natyacharya's school of music and dance, formerly known as Nrutya Sangita Niketan. in this school, he has been teaching Vocal music, Bharathnatyam, Nattuvangam and various other musical instruments. Many upcoming dancers and dance teachers have been learning the art of Nattuvangam from him.
