- Meena
Telikicherla received her initial training in
Bharatanatyam under Late Vidwan M. C. Shekhar and
other well-known Gurus in Bangalore. She pursued
advanced training with and is currently a
desciple of renowned Gurus Shrimati Shantha and
Shri V. P. Dhananjayan of Bharatakalanjali,
Madras.
- She has
received her training in Nattuvangam from
Padmashri Adyar K. Lakshman.
- Meena is the
artistic director of "Nrityanjali", an
institution for dance in Gaithersburg, MD.
- Meena is a
dedicated teacher, performer and choreographer.
She has trained over two hundred serious dancers
during the last twenty years. She produced,
choreographed and directed and performed in dance
dramas "Shantala" and
"Malavika". She has given several
outstanding performances in India, U.S.A and the
West Indies. Her other programs include,
television broadcasts, lecturedemonstrations at
the Universities and performances at the
Smithsonian Institution. She was honored by the
State of Maryland as the performing artist of the
year in 1991, and by the Montgomery County in1994
and 1996 for her contribution to the arts.
Montgomery County selected her as one of the most
talented artists and her production
"Shantala" continues to be broadcast on
the local television station.
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