Just 35 kilometers from Bangalore, in the woods, is a small and quiet village called Nrityagram inhabited exclusively by women. The word "Nrityagram" means "dancing Village" and could not be better characterize this place. The founder of the settlement in 1990 became Protima Gauri - famous Odissi dancer. The village is a kind of campus where it is constantly live and learn the art of Indian dance a small number of girls.

On the territory of the building is Nrityagram dance schools and residential areas. All these buildings are made exclusively from natural materials such as wood, stone, clay. His pupils grow their own food, clothes and sew their own hands. Residents of the village prefer to live in harmony with nature, arguing that only nature can inspire a genuine dance, which will be able to touch the heart and soul of the viewer.

Despite the fact that Protima Gauri died in 1998, her business and now lives. Nrityagram village has become a very popular place, a lot of girls are eager to be part of this big family. However, the recruitment of new students is held every six years, and only the lucky six can be selected.

Nrityagram - totally unique, with nothing comparable to a place where even in the air the spirit of dance. In the village no newspapers, no television, no Internet, there is only the dance, which was for the girls the meaning of life. Though residents of the village and seem cut off from the world, but in fact it is not. The Nrityagram often have guests and tourists, and women themselves sometimes go on tour. They are happy to show their skills to people, but you should know that their performances are not allowed to shoot at the camera, because it does not want to come up with their movements were copied.