[6] As part of E. Krishna Iyer's efforts to support Bharatanatyam and have it recognised as an art form, and not dismiss it as part of a social reform movement, since it was based on the Devadasi system, in 1932, Gauri Ammal danced at the Madras Music Academy.
[3] Ammal gained fame in 1936 when Rukmini Devi Arundale, her first student approached her to become her Bharatanatyam guru.
[7] Gauri Ammal's abhinaya (acting), bhava (face expression) and musical talent in the Bharatanatyam performance were widely noted.
[8] She last performed on a public stage at the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Indian National Congress in 1935.
[3] Many notable dancers, including Balasaraswati,[3] Rukmini Devi Arundale,[3] Sudharani Raghupathy,[9] Kalanidhi Narayanan,[10] Sonal Mansingh,[11] and Yamini Krishnamurthy[12] were students of Gauri Ammal.