Vaddadi Soumyasri

🪔 About

V. Soumyasri is an accomplished exponent of both Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, holding a postgraduate degree in classical dance from Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya, University of Mumbai, where she trained under the guidance of Padmashri Dr. Kanak Rele. She has also successfully cleared the UGC-NET (Lectureship) examination. Hailing from a family of traditional Kuchipudi gurus and exponents in Hyderabad, including Dr. Uma Rama Rao, Smt. Sumathy Kaushal, and Dr. Rajyalakshmi Seth, Soumyasri began her dance training at an early age. She has been actively involved in training students and choreographing for over fifteen years, promoting dance culture through participation, performance, perfection, preservation, and progress. Her career includes numerous performances at various festivals across India, and she has conducted many workshops and lecture-demonstrations, teaching students from different countries in locations such as Rishikesh and Mussoorie. Soumyasri is recognized for her unique choreographic ability, having choreographed numerous ballets and dance dramas in classical, folk, and fusion styles. She has also contributed to the field through articles published in prestigious journals and online dance magazines. Additionally, she has applied movement therapy to work with children with special needs, aiming to disseminate dance knowledge not only as an art form but also as a therapeutic and educational vocation.