Question:  Neila Sathyalingam was an alumna of Kalakshetra in Madras under the tutelage of Srimathi an Indian theosophist and choreographer of what Indian classical dance form?

Context articles: Roshan Kumari
Rukmini Devi Arundale
Kanaka Srinivasan
K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai
Vyjayanthi Kashi
Thingbaijam Babu Singh
Meenakshi Chitharanjan
Works of Jayadeva
Neila Sathyalingam
Geeta Mahalik

Roshan Kumari Fakir Mohammad is an Indian classical dancer, actor and choreographer, considered by many as one of the foremost exponents of the Indian classical dance form of Kathak.
 She follows the Jaipur Gharana and is the founder of "Nritya Kala Kendra", Mumbai, an academy promoting Kathak.
 A recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1975, she received the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1984.
Rukmini Devi Arundale (29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986) was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, and an activist for animal rights and welfare.
Kanaka Srinivasan is an Indian classical dancer and one of the leading exponents of the classical dance form of Bharat Natyam.
 She is a disciple of Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyah Pillai and is aligned with Vazhuvur tradition of the dance form.
 She is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award of 1998.
 The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for her contributions to Indian classical dance.
K. Natesa Dandayudhapani Pillai was an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, considered by many as one of the leading exponents of the classical dance form of Bharatanatyam.
 Born on 14 July 1921 in Karaikal, in the Indian union territory of Puducherry to A. K. Natesa Pillai, a known musician, he started training initially in music under his father, but later turned to Bharatanatyam and learned under his grand father, who was a teacher of the dance form.
 Subsequently, he joined Kalakshetra of Rukmini Devi Arundale as a teacher where he taught for a number of years.
 He was known to have authored several compositions for Bharatanatyam and trained many students; Sri Vidya, J. Jayalalithaa, Hema Rajagopalan, Suganthi Sadayane, Nayana Shenoy, Adyar K. Lakshman, Uma Muralikrishna, Vijayalakshmi Shetty-Ahuja, Jayalakshmi Alva and Geeta Chandran are some of the notable ones among them.
 He was the dance choreographer of a number of films in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi such as "Raja Guruvu", Man-Mauji, Chhaya, Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke, Sri Kalahastiswara Mahatyam and Bhai-Bhai.
 He also founded Sri Rama Nataka Niketan, a dance academy in Chennai in 1967.
 The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 1971, for his contributions to Dance.
 His wife, Chandra Dandayudhapani Pillai, is a known Bharatanatyam exponent and teacher and his younger brother, Dakshinamoorthy Pillai who died in 2005, was also a noted Bharatanatyam teacher.
Vyjayanthi Kashi is an Indian Classical Dancer, a kuchipudi Exponent.
 Kuchipudi is one of the Indian classical dance forms from Andhra Pradesh, India.
 She is from the family of Dr Gubbi Veeranna who was an Indian theatre director, one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre.
 He established the drama company, Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company that played a crucial role in promoting the Kannada theatre.
 Smt.Vyjayanthi Kashi is a reputed kuchipudi dancer,a celebrated performer and choreographer and artistic director of a dance school Shambhavi School of Dance where they teaches this traditional dance form kuchipudi.
 She was also the chairperson of Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy
Thingbaijam Babu Singh was an Indian classical dancer, academic and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Manipuri.
 He was the "Pradhan Guru" (chief instructor) of "Pung" and "Raas" traditions of Manipuri dance at the "Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy" of the Sangeet Natak Akademi.
 Born on 8 February 1936 at Lairensajik, a small village in the state of Manipur, he was known to have been one of the notable choreographers and teachers of Manipuri dance and had a long line of renowned performers such as Elam Endira Devi, Ibemubi Devi, and Priti Patel, as his students.
 Singh was the author of a book, "Meitei Punglon Raga Ahouba", and was a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 1990.
 The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to Manipuri dance.
Meenakshi Chitharanjan, an Indian classical dancer, teacher and choreographer, is known as an exponent of the Pandanallur style of the classical dance form of Bharatanatyam.
 She is the founder of "Kaladiksha", an institution promoting Bharatanatyam and striving to preserve the Pandanallur tradition.
 A disciple of the father-son duo of Chokkalingam Pillai and Subbaraya Pillai, she is a recipient of several honours including Kalaimamani Award of the Government of Tamil Nadu and the "Natya Kala Sarathi" of "Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha".
 The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for her contributions to classical dance.
Jayadeva was a well-known Sanskrit poet and lyricist who was born in Kenduli, Odisha in the 11th century AD.
 The works of Jayadeva have had a profound influence on Indian culture.
 They form the basis of the east Indian classical dance form, Odissi, along with its musical counterpart Odissi music and have strongly influenced the Bharatanatyam classical dance as well as Carnatic music.
 Jayadeva's composition has also been incorporated in the Guru Granth Sahib.
Neila Sathyalingam (1938 – 9 March 2017) was a Singaporean classical Indian dancer, choreographer and instructor of Sri Lankan Tamil origin.
 An alumna of Kalakshetra in Madras (now Chennai) under the tutelage of Srimathi Rukmini Devi Arundale, she emigrated with her family to Singapore in 1974.
 In 1977 she and her husband founded the performance arts company Apsaras Arts, which has staged performances throughout the world.
 She was the company's artistic director and continued to teach dance.
Geeta Mahalik(born 1948) is an Indian classical dancer, regarded by many, as one of the finest exponents of the Indian classical dance form of Odissi, the oldest among the eight Indian classical dance forms.
 The Government of India honored her, in 2014, with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her services to the field of art and culture.