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Sasikala Penumarthi is the Founder / Director of the Academy of Kuchipudi Dance Inc.

She presents introductory classes on Kuchipudi, lecture demonstrations, full semester courses, master classes, solo performances, group performances, and dance dramas with taped music or live orchestra involving over 25 artists.

Sasikala is one of the foremost experts in classical Indian Kuchipudi dance. She toured all over India from 1975 - 1991, the USA and Canada in 1984, 1994, & 2000, Russia in 1987, and Europe in 1989, and presented over 800 performances.