The Bhopalites witnessed one of the most graceful classical dances of the country Kuchipudi in a live performance staged by the Kuchipudi exponent P Rama Devi.
She performed along with her troupe in city on Sunday. The dancers presented the performance under Uttaradhikar series of Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum here on Sunday. P Rama Devi hails from Hyderabad and is considered as one of the pioneers of Kuchipudi dance.
P Rama Devi established Sri Sai Nataraja Academy of Kuchipudi Dance in 1989 in Marredpally, Secunderabad and since then she has strived to create many budding artists in every sense of the word, for the coming generations.
The precise blend of grace, expression and dance is what one has to say when Rama Devi performs. Her fleet-footed footwork and immaculate expressions leave her audience spell-bound. She started performing at the tender age of five. Her zeal, determination and extreme hard work has enabled her overcome many obstacles and today, she has carved a niche for herself.
Besides, Kuchipudi dance defines the purity of years’ old tradition and both the dancers with their spell binding performance showcased the ancient traditions of the country through the classical moves.
She began the performance with Shri Ganesh Sharnam. Their performance was followed with the flawless performances. Through expressive expressions and wondrous abhinay the dancers were able to captivate the interest of the audience.
Their back-to-back wondrous performances enthralled the audience as she began tapping her feet on the floor as each performance was presented with perfect expressions and matching footwork was appreciable.
The audience enjoyed the show with a lot of enthusiasm and applauded the performance whole heartedly.
Prior to Kuchipudi performance, a jugalbandi of Surbahar and guitar was held. Melodiously, it was performed by Rajesh Vishwaroop and Sanjeev Shri from Bhopal. Their effortless musical jugalbandi added much charm in the Sunday evening and made the audience tap their feet along the melody.