About Guru

Smt.CP. Vijayalakshmi a dancer, a teacher and a choreographer who hails from Chennai, started learning Bharathanatyam at the age of seven under the guidance of Guru S. R Ravichandran. She further enriched herself by joining Music College – Chennai and was conferred Aadarkalaimani from Government music college, Chennai and from Guru Sangeet Natak akademi awardee Kalaimamani. B. Herambanathan. She pursued both performing and Nattuvangam skills from him.

She is the founder director of Shri Viji’s Arts Academy in Agaram, Chennai, where she is teaching for several years. Bharathanatyam is a passion and a way of life for her. she perceives it as a sacred art which she feels her soul itself, students of her institute have participated in Chinnamelam Thanjavur, Natyanjali’s held in Thiruvaiyaru, Tanjavur, Chidambaram Pandanallur and Kongineeswarar temple, Thiruvanaikaval, Chotanikarai Temple, Mysore Palace, Guruvayur temple, Srivari Tirupathi, Srivilliputhur, Golden Temple – Vellore, Indian Dance Festival – Mamallapuram, India Tourism Programme – Egmore Museum, etc and showered laurels to the institution.

Her main objective is to promote the beauty of Indian classical dance to younger generation through this art form. She is working towards increasing awareness of this beautiful dance form by staging and choreographing. She has combined her knowledge with a passion of teaching and imparts to her students a love for the art. She maintains her students enthusiasm and generates stage confidence. A first class post graduate in Computer science and a graduate of education, Vijayalakshmi also completed MFA Bharatanatyam in first class.