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My daughter loves going to the Kuchipudi class by Ushagaru. She started a couple of years back and has made and performed at multiple rehearsals and events already under Ushagaru's guidance. My daughter is always very excited about the class and also makes sure she does her homework and sends her assignment to Ushagaru every week and makes sure she doesnt stay behind. Ushagaru has made my daughter self driven in what she is learning. My daughter enjoys the class and she has literally made a community of friends and knows and plays with all the other students. For us we are very happy to have built a community of care and guidance from this activity which we are keen on building into our child over the coming years. Ushagaru is very experienced teacher and actually enjoys teaching even younger kids than my daughter who is 8 now. I cant thank Ushagaru enough for instilling the interest for Kuchipudi dance which is by itself perfection in expressions and beautiful choreography expressed towards God and imbibed in telugu culture. My daughter also has picked up a lot of telugu culture being born in Usa, through this and also understands and is keen on learning the language which is part of the songs she sings while dancing every time. From the classes which happen twice a week once at Aria University and once online, my daughter has picked up a lot over these 2 years. We are very thankful for having such a great teacher and indebted to Ushagaru.

I am very fortunate to have Usha garu as my girls’ Kuchipudi teacher. She has a very friendly attitude towards kids and goes out of the way to connect with them. Initially, my girls were apprehensive to join Kuchipudi classes but everything changed after the ‘magical’ trial class with Usha garu. Now, they thoroughly enjoy the art form and eagerly wait to attend her classes. She’s been teaching my daughters for over a year now and they’ve already performed at numerous events. She has the expertise and the experience and she’s passionate towards dance and teaching kids. Thank you so much Usha Garu for all the support you’ve given my kids to give their best.

Usha akka is an amazing dancer and my first guru in Dance. I've seen very few people who have so much of passion and love for what they do. I started my formal training at the age of 6 as her first student and trained under her for more than 8 years. She is very keen on perfection and will not settle for less. She is one of the very few gurus who teaches 'Bhava' and 'Rasa' as well to perfection along with the body movements. Those 8 years under her were the most cherished and fruitful years of my dance life during which I performed in ~300 stage shows and competitions and also received C.C.R.T scholarship from the Govt. of India , all credits to Usha akka and my parents who encouraged me at every step. I'm very lucky to have her as my teacher and I'm sure anyone who has trained or is training under her couldn't agree more!

Smt Usha garu is a renowned Kuchipudi teacher and choreographer. We are proud that our daughter is learning Kuchipudi from her. Usha garu has instilled a deep interest for dance in her. She finds solace in dance. We must thank Usha garu for helping us in giving traditional upbringing to our daughter in this gadgets era. She has been preparing for PP2 exam this year. She has performed at various venues and competed at many competitions. Smt Usha garu has been very kind and warm to her students. She takes care of each child's requirement. I must acknowledge, our daughter has improved tremendously in last 2 years because of her personal attention. A heart felt thank you to Usha garu.

ABHINAYA KUCHIPUDI ART ACADEMY Excellence ! Passion ! Dedication in Kuchipudi … in Art … in Teaching ♦️ That’s Usha Garu ♦️ My daughter Rosa’s Guru All the very best ! ♥️

Usha ma'am is a highly talented, kind, diligent and accomplished dancer. As we lived in the west for a long time, my daughter couldn't speak telugu well and we were apprehensive of how she'd learn. Usha treats students like her own children, taught mine and other kids who speak different languages not only dance but also a little of telugu and Sanskrit languages. She emphasises on understanding the song so that they get appropriate expressions. Her teaching is tailored to the student with a different style for each one. This individual attention makes them realise their best potential - with many senior students considering dance as a potential profession now. Students learn not only out of respect but also due to love and they have taken up teaching the junior ones! She is fun to hang out with and students love the informal time with their guru. We are forever indebted to her for her kidness and presence in our lives.

My daughter, Aanya, has been learning Kuchipudi from Usha for the last 6+ years. We have been really fortunate to have someone as accomplished as Usha teach Aanya. Usha is extremely patient and encouraging with her students and one of the reasons most students who started out learning alongside Aanya are still with her. Usha also ensures all her students get to participate in stage performances irrespective of their learning experience. This keeps the students' interest high. Aanya started learning Kuchipudi from Usha when she was 5.5yrs old and in less than 6 months Aanya was performing on stage. Usha puts in a lot of hard work with her students. Her classes usually always extend and she conducts a lot of extra classes to prepare her students for performances or certification exams. On top of it she insists on homework videos and provides regular feedback. All her students truly admire and respect her. As a parent, I feel so proud to see Aanya grow and get better as a dancer. Aanya has also won Kuchipudi dance competitions under Usha's guidance. More importantly, Usha is a wonderful person and I am so happy to have her be part of Aanya's growing up years and have a positive influence in how Aanya is shaping up as an individual.

We feel blessed to have Usha Ji as my daughter’s guru. Usha Ji makes sure every child is learning efficiently, and she makes them accountable with dance homework videos. Her classes are fun, and Usha Ji is very loving and caring. My daughter, who is a non-Telugu speaker, is enjoying and learning a lot. It has only been 6 months, and she already got the opportunity to perform. Thank you Usha Ji. 🙏

My daughter Taashvi has been learning from Usha Mam since past 4 years and it's been an honour to have her as our Guru for my daughter. Usha Mam is very diligent in her work and takes outmost care to ensure that her students learn each step correctly and keeps pushing her students to strive their best. She is a perfectionist and takes extra effort for every performance ensuring that every thing from dance steps to costumes, are up to mark. My daughter really loves her and we are fortunate to have her as our Guru.