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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!

Usha gaaru is very talented and dedicated dance guru. She is very knowledgeable and has very impressive teaching skills. My kid joined dance when she was 4 years old . It is solely because of Usha gaaru that my kid has developed immense interest in dance. Many of the kids who are learning dance from this academy are excelling at Kuchipudi . It is truly an honour knowing and interacting with such great guru 🙏

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 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.

Usha is a very passionate and dedicated kuchupudi dance teacher. She helped my daughters train for their Rangetram. It was hard for the kids but she motivated them continously and they performed their arangetram successfully.

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!

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.

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.

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.