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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. 🙏

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.

We are really happy With usha mam.. the way mam teaches is really wonderful and very easy in such a way that an 4 years old kid also can easily understand and perform. Not only that we are so happy and little proud that our kid is performing and learning our tradition.

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.

Usha Garu has a multidisciplinary and detailed approach to teaching Kuchipudi, dissecting and discussing every element, from the song and its meaning to the history of this great art form. She is an incredibly dedicated, passionate, and patient guru. Couldn’t have asked for a better teacher. My daughter presented her Rangapravesam under Usha garu’s guidance, and the experience was truly special . She was incredibly steadfast in her commitment throughout the process, and made it an incredibly powerful memory and positive learning experience for my daughter. Despite the challenges of conflicting timezones and online classes, Usha garu’s guidance, hard work and knowledge produced a magical end result.

My daughter has been learning Kuchipudi under the aegis of Usha ma'am since she was 6 years of age. Usha ma'am is dedicated and invested in each of her pupils and goes the extra mile to guide them into becoming proficient dancers. My daughter refused to discontinue her classes even after we relocated and even after ma'am relocated. The bond they share is special and sacred.

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.

My daughter has been learning Kuchipudi since she was 5 years old. We are very lucky to have Usha Ma’am as her dance teacher . She is so talented , taking care of each and every child’s improvement. We are from a different background , my daughter can’t speak Telugu but Usha makes them understand the song so well that reflects in their performance. My daughter loves to dance as she loves her Usha Ma’am . We are so grateful to Usha Ma’am for being there always as their pillar of strength, support and inspiration.

My daughter has been learning kuchipudi from Smt Usha garu for over a year. Usha garu is such a passionate and dedicated teacher who also makes classes so enjoyable that kids are looking forward to her classes. She is so friendly with the kids yet makes them accountable with homework videos. She takes the time to go through each video patiently and corrects each kid for their position, mudras and expressions. She takes time to explain the bhavam(meaning) of each song to make sure kids give the right expressions. Her bonding with students is immensely strong as she treats them like her own children. We feel very fortunate to have her as our daughter’s guru!