Eight-year-old Jagathi hogged the limelight giving a scintillating Kuchipudi dance recital here.

The Lawyerpet Sai Baba temple set the stage for the budding Kuchipudi dancer to perform, starting with the song ”Mooshika vahana” during the celebrations of the Hyderabad-based Siddendra Art Academy’s 32nd anniversary celebrations here late on Sunday.

”This is the first solo performance of the girl in Andhra Pradesh, said Academy founder President Dr. C.Deva Sena, who is on a spree to spot talent in boys and girls and keep alive the glorious cultural tradition.

Forty-year-old Y.Sridhar floored dance lovers by performing ballet ”Ravanasurudu”.

Speaking on the occasion High court judge Mr Justice A. Ramalingeswara Rao said ”art has no geographical barrier” and lauded the academy’s intiatives to promote the traditional dance form both in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Sai Baba Monthly magazine Editor Poluri Srinivasa Rao and Brahmana Bhavan Founder President K.N.Giriprasad were among those present.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by S. Murali / Ongole – September 22nd, 2014