About Me
Welcome to the Website of Yamini Reddy, the official MySpace Fansite dedicated to the Indian Classical Dancer
Yamini Reddy:
She was born to the legendary Kuchipudi exponent duo, Raja and Radha Reddy in 1982, Yamini has certainly got dance in inheritance from her parents. Dance comes naturally to Yamini Reddy. She takes to dance like a fish to water. She has a multifaceted personality. Endowed with a sculpted figure, a perfect face and scintillating grace, a very captivating presence with the right aptitude for rhythm and expressions.
Classical Dance by Yamini Reddy, European Telugu Association
Yamini learned Kuchipudi from her parents, Raja-Radha Reddy, and gave her first solo performance at the tender age of three, when she cajoled her parents in allowing her to give a performance at Kamani auditorium in New Delhi. She performed a Tarangam item there. The applause she got from the audience forced her parents to let her perform a full length Tarangam that got her standing ovation. Her portrayal of Narasimha, the Lion God, in Prahlada Charitam got her rave reviews, subsequently soon.
Famous parents can prove to be a tough yardstick for their kids, especially those who aspire to make their own niche in the same field. Yet, Yamini refuses to be intimidated by the tough road in front of her.
The younger generation today believes in experimenting, she says. "And that is essential too, but continuity is also necessary." Yamini has decided to master the conventional style of performing Kuchipudi dance. She is the thread of continuity in the family tradition of the Reddys.
She says that she considers herself lucky to be born in India to Raja-Radha Reddy, the doyen duo of Kuchipudi classical dance and true children of the soil who have taken upon themselves to propagate the sacred art of Kuchipudi, a remote village in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Yamini has toured the United Kingdom. France, the United States and Dubai. In Dublin, the Mayor of Dublin presented her with the golden key to the city after watching her captivating Kuchipudi dance performance. Recently she was awarded the Yuva Ratna (Youth Vocational Excellence) award by the District Rotaract Organization.
Her talents are not only restricted to dance alone. She takes a keen interest in other arts as well. She has been learning the Carnatic style of Indian classical music and other arts.
She was selected for studies abroad in the field of medicine but gave up the offer to stay back and learn and practise what is most dear to her heart. She has recently concluded her post graduation with a MBA degree in New Delhi, India.
