after the melody of veena sitar flute cello and carnatic rute expressive indian classical dance took the centre stage on day six of the heritage 2011 festival and it was none other than the leading bharatanatyam exponent rama vaidyanathan who held the audience in rapt attention on saturday such was her mastery over her expressions rhythm and beat that the audience were in trance even after the performance had long endedthe event is being organized by society for promotion of indian classical music and culture amongst youth spic macay in collaboration with indian council for cultural relations iccr at shivalik public school phasevi mohalithe evening started with a welcome lecture on indian classical music and rama vadyanathan before embodying the sublimity conveyed the essence of the dance form to the lay man bharatanatyam is a mix of bha the expression ra the raga tathe taal and finally the nattyamthe dance so then began the danceanjaliexpressing the body movements of myur peacock the welcome song set the tempo right for the soul stirring performance her expressions perfect in conveying peacocks welcome to the new seasonrama then moved on to the next performance navras mohna based on bhagwat geeta poetry describing lord krishnas struggle with mathura emperor kans her expressions flawless she portrayed nine expressionsincluding aggression peace prayer love and killing with remarkable finesse reserved till the end was performance on bankim chandra chattopadhyays vande matram with a perfect ending in her oneandahalf hour performance her companions indu nayar vocal arun kumar mridangam and k shiv kumar nattyangam complimented her skillful expressionsa leading classical dancer in the country her interpretation of the ancient art form of bharatanatyam has been formulated by her intensive training under the legendary dancer yamini krishnamurty rama has been performing professionally for two decades and is one of the most sought after dancers of her generationin her interaction with the audience she exhorted youth to get involved in classical dances classical dance is not meant for any specific audience it should be enjoyed by everyone i am trying fusion so that more and more youth are attracted toward classical dances she said