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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Dance
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Dance is given in two categories like Bharatanatyam and Creative Dance/Choreography.

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for DanceDance is always considered as one of the prime performing art forms in India. Indian dance has quite a rich heritage and tradition. The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Dance is the highest national award in India, which recognises the talents of Indian dancers and honours them. The award is given in two main categories of Dance like Bharatanatyam and Creative Dance/Choreography.

An elaborate list of the winners of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Dance is given below:





















• Bharatanatyam

Year Dancer of Bharatnatyam
2009 Ananda Shankar Jayant
2008 Saroja Vaidyanathan
2007 Sucheta Bhide Chapekar
2006 S. Narmada
2005 R Rhadha
2004 Nirmala Ramachandran
2003 C. K. Balagopalan
2002 Malavika Sarukkai
2001 Alarmel Valli, Pratibha Prahlad
1999-
2000		 Leela Samson, K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai, H. R. Keshava Murthy
1998 Lakshmi Viswanathan
1997 Kanaka Srinivasan
1996 Sarada Hoffman, Indira Rajan
1995 M. K. Saroja
1994 V. P. Dhananjayan & Shanta Dhananjayan (Joint Award)
1993 C. V. Chandrasekhar, Kubernath Tanjorker
1992 K. J. Sarasa
1991 Adyar K. Lakshman
1990 Kalanidhi Narayanan
1989 V. S. Muthuswamy Pillai
1987 Chitra Viswaswaran, U. S. Krishna Rao & Chandrabhaga Devi (Joint Award)
1986 Krishnaveni Lakshmanan
1985 T. K. Mahalingam Pillai
1984 Sudharani Raghupathy, Subramaniam Sarada
1983 Padma Subrahmaniam
1982 Vyjayanthimala Bali
1981 Indrani Rahman
1979 Pandanallur Subbaraya Pillai
1977 Yamini Krishnamurthy
1976 M. Muthiah Pillai
1974 K. P. Kittappa Pillai
1973 Kumbakonam K. Bhanumathi
1972 Sikkil Ramaswami Pillai
1971 T. Chandrakanthamma
1970 Shanta Rao
1969 T. K. Swaminatha Pillai
1968 Kamala
1966 Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyya Pillai, Swarnasaraswathi
1965 P. Chockkalingam Pillai
1964 K. Venkatalakshamma
1962 R. Muthurathnambal
1959 Mylapore Gouri Amma
1957 Rukmini Devi Arundale
1955 T. Balasaraswati


• Creative Dance/Choreography

Year Choreography
1984 Rajkumar Singhajit Singh



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