Leela Samson is among India's most dynamic and technically brilliant dancers, an outstanding representative of Kalakshetra. Over years of independent work, her dance has metamorphosed from the best of her alma mater into an exquisite personal expression.

Leela's performances are popular all over India and many countries of Europe, Africa and the Americas. Her personal style is unostentatious, serene and characterized by an impeccable technique that blends geometrical precision with vibrancy and an unfettered ease. Her rhythmic acumen is apparent in dance compositions containing varied and challenging percussion patterns.

Among the many honours conferred on her, Leela Samson was awarded the prestigious Padmashri by the President of India in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the art of Bharata Natyam as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award instituted by the apex cultural body of the Government of India.

She is at present (as on 2008) is the Director of Kalakshetra, Chennai, founded by Rukmini Devi Arundale.

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