Sheela Ramanath
Bharatnatyam
She is trained in the traditional Bharatnatyam dance formed in the Vazhavor
style for twenty years under the tutelage of Guru B. Bhanumati, Sheela
delved deeper into the aspect of abhinaya (facial expressions) and essence
of group choreography. Being an active member of the renowned dance troup
Bharatanjali, Sheela has performed in over a hundred shows till date both in
India as well as abroad, besides rendering solo performances.
KUCHIPUDI
-Krishnaveni developed
an interest in Kuchipudi right from the childhood and began her dance
lessons at the age of nine, under the guidance of her Guru, Natya
Visharada, Smt.Vempati Nageswari garu. At the age of 14, she performed her
Arangetram and since then, her venture of performances began, leading to
hundreds of dance recitals, all over the India and USA. Krishnaveni, also
received Kuchipudi dance training from gurus, Sri Vedantam Ramalinga
Shastri garu and Yashoda Sheshagiri Rao (a student of Smt Shobha Naidu).
Krishnaveni performed in
various important events in India, like, Lakkundi Festivals in Karnataka,
Kuchipudi Nrityotsav at Kuchipudi in AndhraPradesh, Brahmotsav at
Vemulavada in AndhraPradesh, Krishna Pushkar at Amaravathi , Sri
Siddhendra Aradhana Mahotsav at Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh Day Celebrations
at New Delhi, World Postal Day celebrations at Hyderabad are to name a
few. Krishnaveni also performed at Music and Dance festival at SSVT in MD
and a Solo dance recital at SV temple in Pittsburg, PA. Krishnaveni also
participated in several Kuchipudi dance competitions throughout India,
like in Cuttak Orissa, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai,
Hyderabad and all over the Andhra Pradesh and never returned without a
trophy.
Krishnaveni has also performed
lead roles in various dance dramas like Sri Krishna (as Lord Krishna),
Srinivasa Kalyanam (as Lord Srinivasa), Ramayanam (as Sri Rama), Ganga
Gowri Samvadam (As Lord Shiva, Ganga and Parvathi) ,Chamundeswari (as
Chamundeswari), Bhakta Prahlada (as Hiranyakasyapa), Bhakta Siriyala (as
yogi), Virabhadra Vijayam and so on.
Krishnaveni holds a Diploma in
Kuchipudi Dance. She also received the honor of, "Natya Mayuri " and
"Mahila Ratna Award", for her exceptional and outstanding performances.
She has also served as judge at IDEA solo dance competitions.
Krishnaveni also has a Bachelors degree in
Electronics and Communications degree from Osmania University, India and
Masters in Computer Science from George Mason University in VA. She is
currently enrolled in the PhD program in Computer Science at George Mason
University.
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