Alarmel Valli

Alarmel Valli (born 14 September 1956) is an Indian classical dancer and Bharatanatyam-Pandanallur choreographer.

She founded The Dipasikha Dance Foundation in Chennai in 1984, where she teaches Bharatanatyam.

In 1991, Valli became the second youngest dancer to receive the Padma Shri from the Government of India, after Vyjayanthimala. She was later awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001 by India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, followed by the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India in 2004 and the Chevalier of des Arts and Letters award from the Government of France, also in 2004.