International Dance Alliance which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year is hosting a dance festival - 'Natya Nakshatra Malika', in association with Narada Gana Sabha on August 14 and 15, 2006 at Sadguru Gnanananda Hall, 254, T. T. K. Road, Alwarpet, Chennai -18

IDA will be honouring S. Sarada, former Head of the Dance Dept-Reserach Section, Kalakshetra, Chennai and dancers V. P. Dhanajayan and Shanta Dhananjayan.

On Aug. 14 there will be dance performances by Padma Subrahmanyam, Chitra Vishweswaran, Sudharani Raghupathy, Bhanumathi and Deepika Reddy at 6.30pm

On Aug.15, there will be dance performances by The Dhananjayans, Lakshmi Viswanathan, Anita Ratnam, Narasimhacharis, Neena Prasad and Rajeswari Sainath.Website: www.indance.org