"Lalitha Kuchipudi Academy of Dance dedicated to the cause of creating professional Kuchipudi performers through preservation of the authentic style, new teaching methods. Kuchipudi is the classical dance form from the South-East Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It derives its name from the village of Kuchelapuram, a small village about 65 kms from Vijaywada.Involving students in yoga to improve their posture s and flexibility to dance under the guidance of certified yoga instructor. Strengthen your mind and body with the goodness of NrityaYogsutra - for physical fitness and mental well-being"

Hello , 😊

Hope you are safe and doing well 🌸

Thank you for showing interest in learning Kuchipudi with me. I say “with me” because we’re all going to learn a lot in the process of being a teacher and a student. 😊

A little about me, I’m Lalitha I’ve been training in Kuchipudi for 18 years now. I’ve been a full time dancer for the past 8 years. I have experience in teaching adults and kids, at my teacher Pasumarthi Srinivasa sarma ,Uma Murali Krishna

Vempati Priyanka  Ravi Shankar garu

schools. I was his assistant teacher and also had couple batches of my own at his school . I’ve also been teaching kids in Hyderabad  for over 6 years.

Now, I run my own dance Academy called, Lalitha fine arts Academy of Dance. Where I teach many adults like yourself and kids too. 😊

_*What you can expect to learn from classes with me:_*

Classes will focus on developing 5 important aspects:

1. Skill (the art form itself)Kuchipudi

2. Strength

3. Flexibility

4. Creativity

5. Theory

6. Discipline

Aspects 2. & 3. are vital as they help you to practice your skill better. They help in making your body available to you to move. Just like how you’d need an empty canvas to paint on; you’ll need your body to be available to you, to move the way you want and explore things you’re body is capable of. The motive is to sustain and be able dance for many years, to help prevent injuries that may happen from improper practice of the art form. *

******Aspect. 6* is very* *important*

*Come *regularly*

*Listen* *carefully*

*Wear the prescribed* *uniform* *regularly* *to** *get* *better* *practice***

*Please* *focus on learning the art form

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*Please remember Kuchipudi is an art form that is learnt over many years.* It’s not something you can learn in a couple years. It’s a very vast subject. It needs practice and perseverance.

There are no specific levels prescribed in Kuchipudi Over the years, people have created a system of exams and levels to help keep track of one’s learning. Each state in the country has its own system of examination for the arts.

Here, at *Lalitha fine arts Academy of Dance,* each year is split into 4 parts of 3 months each. We’ll have a syllabus for every 3 months, with a structure that covers all aspects mentioned at the top. Will share the syllabus with everyone.

I’m very excited to teach and enjoy  this journey with all of you. 😊

Lots of Love 💖