The Dakshina Palli School and educational and cultural organization was founded in 2004 by Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher Jaan R. Freeman. Dakshina Palli’s mission is to preserve and perpetuate the Bharatanatyam lineage of the legendary late great dancer Tanjore Balasaraswati. Dakshina Palli is one of three organizations in the USA whose sole mission is to preserve this lineage. The tradition of the Balasaraswati lineage is a family tradition of music and dance which goes back some 250 years yet is in gradual danger of becoming lost. Dakshina’s mission is achieved through ongoing classes, workshops, student recitals, concerts and master classes. Our classes reach out to children, adults, men, women, Indians and non-Indians alike, who find an interest in Bharatanatyam.
