About Dr. RK 

A few words about......

Kuchipudi Dance Exponent

He is a freelance Kuchipudi performer

choreographer, trainer and dance director with a 

great experience in the field of dance. He made 

his virgin debut at a tender age in 

Kuchipudi Dance.

Dr. Ramakrishna began to perform as a 

solo Artist at the age of 9 and since then, 

continued to perform at various stages at

 State, National and International venues 

in India. Dance had become an integral part 

of his life. 

His command over the technique and Abhinaya is

 much adorable and applaudable. Dedication and

 sincerity became the quaint essence of his

 successful life. 

This had made him an outstanding personality 

in displaying the facial expressions, 

body movements and

 footwork.

His desire towards Kuchipudi made him complete 

his certificate & Diploma course from PSTU 

and came out with Distinction.

 He simultaneously completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (B. Com) from 

Kakataiya University. 

After his bachelor’s degree he had done MPA-Dance

 (Masters of Performing Arts) Kuchipudi Dance

 from Hyderabad Central University (HCU) and

 passed it with Distinction and came out with the

 First rank and was awarded the 

prestigious Goldmedal 

 ‘Nataraja Rama Krishna Sharada Devi Medal’.

His quest for knowledge and passion for 

Kuchipudi art made him more and more curious to

 explore and learn other classical art forms of India. 

Being versatile genius, he explored and is still

 exploring not only Kuchipudi but also Perini dance. 

He took admission into PhD Dance and been

 awarded the doctoral degree “Doctor of Philosophy”

 on the topic of Perini Dance andthe Title was 

“Origin and Evolution of Perini Dance Form”

 under the guidance of Prof. M. S. Siva Raju,

 Department of Dance 

S. N. School of Arts and Communications,

 University of Hyderabad in the 

year 2018.

He had been exclusively performing in prestigious

 dance festivals throughout India like; Music and

 dance festivals, Bhuvaneshwar, Cuttak,

 Kurukshetra University Haryana, Vishveshwarayya

 Institute of Technology Bangalore, Osmaniya

 University Hyderabad, University of Hyderabad,

 Kakatiya University Warangal, etc., Siddhartha

 College Vijayawada, Common Wealth Games 2010

 opening ceremony, Delhi, Tripura, Agarthala, Sri

 Siddhendra yogi Kuchipudi, Vijayawada, Vizag,

 Amaravathi, Guntur, and many more dance festivals

 conducted by the South zone cultural center,

 department of culture, and the temple rituals of

 Tirupathi, Kaanipakam, Purijagannath, Srishailam,

 Chitambaram, Brihadeshwara Temple, Tanjavur,

 Melattur Bhagatamela, Yadadri, and many more.

 He rendered performances at Telangana formation

 day celebrations, at Warangal, Hyderabad, and at

 many other places of importance all over

 Telangana & Andhra Pradesh.

 Being a highly talented, ignited, gifted and highly

 applaudable and blissful professional, he won many

 accolades, laurels, Gold medals and innumerable

 prizes which are like feathers in his cap in countless

 classical dance competitions. 

Upholding the traditional values of Kuchipudi and

 with the blessings of his gurus, he portrayed the

 major roles in Kuchipudi Yakshaganas.

 He has several Solo Dance performances to his

 credit. Apart from the Solo performances with his

 own troupe, he also performs classical shows with

 leading Dancers.

He enacted all major male roles in dance ballets such

 as Vishnu, Krishna, Siva, Daksha, Indra, Janaka,

 Karna, Boddist Monk, Haalahala etc, under the

 eminent gurus like late Padmavibhushan Dr.

 Vempati China Satyam Master garu, Sri Vempati

 Ravi Shankar garu, Padmavibhushan Dr. Radha

 Raja Reddy garu, Sri. Vedantam Master garu,

 Pasumarthi Ramalinga Sastry garu, Prof.

 Jonnalagadda Anuradha garu, Smt. Manjubhargavi

 garu, etc., and other exponent Masters in the same

 field. His devoted practice and comprehension of the

 essence of Kuchipudi had made him an exceptional

 dancer, teacher and an outstanding choreographer. 

He continues to display his dedication towards the

 Art form, participating in the choreographies,

 performances and teaching in Kuchipudi

 classical art to the present and the future

 generations.