Great Deva Dasi - Balasaraswati

One of the greatest legends of all time Balasaraswati was one of the last living Deva Dasis. She endured much hardship during her life as a dancer and went on to perform all over the world to appreciative audiences. She was to Dasi Dance what Ravi Shankar was to Indian music. Ravi Shankar writes fondly how he was touched and moved by her dancing in his autobiography Raga Mala - The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar (http://www.amazon.com/Raga-Mala-Autobiography-Ravi-Shankar/dp/1566491045). To read more about Balasaraswati and her contribution to Dasi Dance check out http://www.balasaraswati.com/

Balasaraswati's grandson Aniruddha Knight continues to give the Balasaraswati lineage alive. He performs and conducts workshops all over the world. Check out http://aniruddhaknight.com/home.htm

Today I received an e-mail from Stephanie Elliott at Wesleyan University Press that informed me that the biography of Balasaraswati by Douglas Knight will be published the spring of 2008. Watch out for this - would be a great collection for your dance library.