The dance style known as Bharatanatyam has its origins in cultural heritage and is still practiced, trained, and demonstrated in a variety of forms. Malaysia is usually described as a particularly multicultural and multireligious secular state dominated by Muslims. This study focuses on diverse dancers, their progression in Bharatanatyam, and their contributions to completing Arangetram. Learning a pure dance based solely on nritta is simple for all cultures to learn Bharatanatyam. When a person advances to the next level of Bharatanatyam, Arangetram, it will be challenging for them if they are from another culture. Padam, Varnam, and Shabdam, which are solo expressive dances formed of emotions that invoke rasa, would be difficult for non-Indian bodies to do (a taste of spiritual happiness). This research explains how non-Indian bodies embody spirituality or Indian aesthetics in the understanding of Bharatanatyam. A qualitative approach will be used in this study whereby dat.....

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