Bala Devi Chandrashekar is a Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher based in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. She was trained under Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam. Bala Devi Chandrashekar is a Professor of practice in Asian performing arts. Her approach is interdisciplinary, involving lecturing and research. Bala Devi's unique well researched productions include Nandanar Charithram, Krishnaarpnam and Uddhava Gita.

Bala has performed in many prestigious venues in North America, Europe, Middle East and India. As a Professor of Practice & Artistic Director of SPNAPA Academy of Performing Arts, Princeton, New Jersey, she imparts valuable knowledge to her many dedicated students. Bala constantly works on developing and perfecting the style that would be seamless and fluid while yet retaining the precision, power and purity of line -typical of classical dance. As a Professor of Practice, Bala is constantly developing curriculum in "Performing studies" in collaboration with Theater and Dance, History, Philosophy, Linguistic anthropology and South Asian Departments of various universities in the United States. She has served as a Fellow and Artist - in - Residence at The Carl A fields Center at Princeton University. Bala Devi has given lecturers and taught courses on Bharatanatyam in Mount Holyoke, Princeton, Columbia university, University of Pennsylvania, Yeshiva University, Vassar College, Rutgers University, New Jersey. Rider University New Jersey.