Kuchipudi (pronounced as 'Koochipoodi') is a Classical Indian dance form from Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India.
Kuchipudi (pronounced as 'Koochipoodi') is a Classical Indian dance form from Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the present name.
The performance usually begins with some stage rites, after which each of the character comes on to the stage and introduces him/herself with a daru (a small composition of both song and dance) to introduce the identity, set the mood, of the character in the drama. The drama then begins. The dance is accompanied by song which is typically Carnatic music. The singer is accompanied by mridangam (a classical South Indian percussion instrument), violin, flute and the tambura (a drone instrument with strings which are plucked). Ornaments worn by the artists are generally made of a light weight wood called Boorugu.
South Indian Classical Dance classes in Canada. Classes are conducted by Gayathri Devi Vijayakumar, the principal and artistic director of Nupura school of music and dance.
She also been involved with South Indian classical music and dance for more than 20 years and has learned classical music in the traditional Gurukula style.
In Classical dances, she studied Barathnatyam, Mohiniyattom, and Kuchipudi under Kalamandalam Sarojam and Kalamandalam Chandrika. She is Having Wealth of experience in Hundreds of stage shows and teaching.
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