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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Usha Srinivasan<br />
| image = <br />
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| caption = Kuchipudi dancer<br />
| birth_name = Usharani S<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|07|16}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| parents = P. Srinivasan, S. Raajyalaxmi<br />
| spouse =<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| other_names = <br />
| occupation = Classical dancer, TV artist, teacher<br />
| years_active = 2000–present<br />
| known_for = [[Kuchipudi]]<br />
| notable_works =<br />
}}<br />
'''Usha Srinivasan''' (born 16 July 1962), more commonly known as '''Usha''', is an Indian film classical dancer specialising in [[kuchipudi]].<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iBbB3qpMR4|title=sattriya dance performed and choreograph by Usha Rani Baishya|date=2 January 2011|publisher=|accessdate=13 February 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref> She was born in a Tamil family. Her father, P. Srinivasan, is a [[Vedas|Veda]] [[pandit]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Srinivasan is from [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]. She was trained under the kuchipudi dance masters Pasumarthi Sheshubabu, Bhagavatula Sethuram, Uma Ramarao, Chinta Aadinarayana Sharma and Vedantam Radhe Sharma. She was inspired in kuchipudi dance by the legendary Kuchipudi dancers [[Shobha Naidu]] and [[Raja and Radha Reddy]]. Her mother is also a classical dancer specialised in [[bharatanatyam]].<br />
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She did an MA in kuchipudi dance through [[Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University]] in Hyderabad. She emerged as an independent performer and choreographer in her twenties and runs a dance school named Sree Raja Rajeswari Arts Academy in [[Tirupati|Tirupathi]].<ref>http://www.tirumala.org/EducationalTrust.aspx</ref> She also works as a kuchipudi lecturer at Tirumal Tirupathi Devasthanam. In 2005, she received a doctorate in Kangundi Kuppam Veedhi Natakam - Kuchipudi Bhagavatham-Tunanathmaka Pariseelana.<br />
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==Performing career==<br />
Srinivasan is an accomplished kuchipudi dancer.<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ougBCIF26a4|title=Usha Rani madam Dance performance at KV Mysore|date=4 February 2014|publisher=|accessdate=13 February 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref> She started performing at a young age. Her poised ability to hold difficult balancing poses along with her finely honed sense of rhythm can easily dazzle audiences. In 2006. she performed in the USA organized and conducted by Raaja Raajeswari Arts Academy of Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://events.fullhyderabad.com/sri-siddhi-vinayaka-vijayam-a-kuchipudi-ballet-by-dr-usharani-and-troupe/2006-august/tickets-dates-videos-reviews-16958-1.html|title=Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Vijayam - A Kuchipudi Ballet By Dr Usharani And Troupe|publisher=|accessdate=13 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
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* Natyamayuri Award<br />
* State and national level award<br />
* National scholarship for young artists<br />
* Sangeeta Nataka Akademi Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for dedication towards kuchipudi dance<br />
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==Dance performance details==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Place !! Year !! Organisers!! Item !! Nature<br />
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|SaharSa|| 1987 || Inter State NIC|| || Award Category<br />
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|Cuddapah|| 1987 || Campaign Programme|| Kuchipudi || Awarded Best Dancer<br />
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| Etah (U.P.) || 1991 || NIC||Kuchipudi|| Awarded Best Dancer<br />
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|[[Arunachal Pradesh]] || 1993 ||NIC AP ||Kuchipudi || Certificate Award<br />
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| Badrachalam || 1998 || Sri RSD || Kuchipudi|| Government programme<br />
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| Sreekalahasthi || 1999 || Mahashivarathri || || Award for Best Dancer<br />
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| United States || 2006 || Raaja Raajeswari Arts Academy || Various || Best performer<br />
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| [[AP Bhavan]], New Delhi || 2010 || Govt. of AP ||Kuchipudi || Certificate award<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iBbB3qpMR4<br />
* http://www.tirumala.org/EducationalTrust.aspx<br />
* http://events.fullhyderabad.com/sri-siddhi-vinayaka-vijayam-a-kuchipudi-ballet-by-dr-usharani-and-troupe/2006-august/tickets-dates-videos-reviews-16958-1.html<br />
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[[Category:1966 births]]<br />
[[Category:Kuchipudi dancers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian female classical dancers]]<br />
[[Category:Performers of Indian classical dance]]<br />
[[Category:Dancers from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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