Swapnasundari

An outstanding exponent of Kuchipudi dance, Swapnasundari is among the premier dancers of India. She received her training in the art from Gurus Pasumarthy Seetharamaiah and Vempati Chinna Satyam. She was also trained in Bharatanatyam by K.N.Dakshinamoorty, Adyar K Lakshman and B.Kalyanasundaram. She has studied abhinaya under Kalanidhi narayanan and Padam singing with Shrimati S.Mukta.

Since the 1970s Swapnasundari has gained wide renown as a Kuchipudi dancer. She has travelled extensively, presenting solo performances as well as dance dramas. She has choreographed dance-dramas as well as solo items, contributing new works to the Kuchipudi repertoire. During the last few years she has been researching the temple dance traditions of Andhra and has been receiving training from Maddula Lakshminarayana. She has also been training young dancers at her institution, Kuchipudi Dance Centre in Delhi. A gifted singer, she has produced audio-cassettes of Kuchipudi dance music. Swapnasundari has received several honours for her work including the Sahitya Kala Parishad Award of Delhi.