Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This Kuchipudi Dance is part of the Virginia Group Fellowship series and is performed by dancers from Kalanidhi Dance from Maryland.
This dance effortlessly melds the rhythmic variations of Kuchipudi with the different layers within the modern musical composition. The dancers showcase both brisk footwork and graceful hand gestures while moving through abstract formations. This piece, showcasing the intricate "nritta" or pure dance aspect of Kuchipudi, was choreographed by Ankitha Durvasula and performed by herself, Sahiti Rachakonda, and Pragnya Thamire.
Music composed and sung by IndianRaga Fellow Vinod Krishnan, with flute by Vijay Venkatesh Kannan.
The artists can be reached at:
Kalanidhi Dance:
instagram.com/kalanidhidance
youtube.com/user/KalanidhiDance
facebook.com/KalanidhiDance
Ankitha Durvasula:
instagram.com/ankitha.durvasula
facebook.com/ankitha.durvasula
youtube.com/channel/UCE9btXGqPyt7Hmggjkvl8CQ
Sahiti Rachakonda
facebook.com/sahitidr
instagram.com/sahiti.r
youtube.com/channel/UCVY4Thdohe5rwtkMhCc5YEQ
Pragnya Thamire:
instagram.com/pragnyathamire
facebook.com/nya.thamire
To learn classical music with a popular twist, sign up at indianraga.com/ragalabs
To feature in an IndianRaga production, apply to be an IndianRaga Fellow at indianraga.com/fellowship
IndianRaga brings together the best musicians and dancers across 60 international cities to collaborate on high quality music videos viewed by millions of people globally. The genres we work with are rooted in Indian classical performing arts and include Carnatic music (South Indian classical music), Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), semi-classical music, contemporary and fusion music, Indian classical dances including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, and also ballet, tap, contemporary dance. Our productions also include a wide range of instruments including mridangam, tabla, sitar, violin, flute/bansuri, veena, ghatam, and new-age categories like music arrangement and production with EDM, Trap, Pop amongst others. Our most popular innovations include classical cover songs, a cappella, mashups and remixes of the latest viral pop hits in both western and Indian music. Anyone can apply to join our collaborations, and you can visit indianraga.com for more details and application process.
This Kuchipudi Dance is part of the Virginia Group Fellowship series and is performed by dancers from Kalanidhi Dance from Maryland.
This dance effortlessly melds the rhythmic variations of Kuchipudi with the different layers within the modern musical composition. The dancers showcase both brisk footwork and graceful hand gestures while moving through abstract formations. This piece, showcasing the intricate "nritta" or pure dance aspect of Kuchipudi, was choreographed by Ankitha Durvasula and performed by herself, Sahiti Rachakonda, and Pragnya Thamire.
Music composed and sung by IndianRaga Fellow Vinod Krishnan, with flute by Vijay Venkatesh Kannan.
The artists can be reached at:
Kalanidhi Dance:
instagram.com/kalanidhidance
youtube.com/user/KalanidhiDance
facebook.com/KalanidhiDance
Ankitha Durvasula:
instagram.com/ankitha.durvasula
facebook.com/ankitha.durvasula
youtube.com/channel/UCE9btXGqPyt7Hmggjkvl8CQ
Sahiti Rachakonda
facebook.com/sahitidr
instagram.com/sahiti.r
youtube.com/channel/UCVY4Thdohe5rwtkMhCc5YEQ
Pragnya Thamire:
instagram.com/pragnyathamire
facebook.com/nya.thamire
To learn classical music with a popular twist, sign up at indianraga.com/ragalabs
To feature in an IndianRaga production, apply to be an IndianRaga Fellow at indianraga.com/fellowship
IndianRaga brings together the best musicians and dancers across 60 international cities to collaborate on high quality music videos viewed by millions of people globally. The genres we work with are rooted in Indian classical performing arts and include Carnatic music (South Indian classical music), Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), semi-classical music, contemporary and fusion music, Indian classical dances including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, and also ballet, tap, contemporary dance. Our productions also include a wide range of instruments including mridangam, tabla, sitar, violin, flute/bansuri, veena, ghatam, and new-age categories like music arrangement and production with EDM, Trap, Pop amongst others. Our most popular innovations include classical cover songs, a cappella, mashups and remixes of the latest viral pop hits in both western and Indian music. Anyone can apply to join our collaborations, and you can visit indianraga.com for more details and application process.
