My passion for Indian culture and arts started from a very young age! I started attending Kuchipudi classes in India when I was 5 years old and worked over the last 12 years to perfect my skill. Along the way, I performed Kuchipudi dance performances in Seattle Folklife Festival, Bellevue Square Mall and several Indian cultural events to large audiences. I also work as a Kuchipudi instructor for junior students at Prashanthi Chitre Institute of Performing Arts, where I also learn my dance.
Here are some the snapshots of my dance journey!
A full Kuchipudi dance sequence
This is from the 2021 annual Leher event, where my friend and perform a Meera bhajan.
This is the 2020 edition when we did a “virtual” dance event, when COVID came in the way of our annual Leher event.
This is the 2019 edition of the annual dance event, called Leher, organized by my dance institute, PCIPA.
One of my very first dance performances, when I was all of 5 years old!
A video of me learning Kuchipudi steps along with my class in 2015!
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