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Chadalavada Sisters - Kuchipudi
Chadalavada Sisters
Kuchipudi Dancers
Sriya Laalitha Chadalavada and Srila Hyndhavi Chadalavada are sisters based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They pursue their love of the classical Indian dance form Kuchipudi.
The Chadalavada Sister's Kuchipudi Journey
The Chadalavada sisters began their first Kuchipudi steps in 2002, under the guidance of Smt. G. Nirmala Rameshin Tenali, India. Their early lessons involved several teachers from various places. In 2008, Sriya and Srila met Smt. Suvarna Pappu in Cleveland, Ohio and continued their training to an advanced level. With Smt. Suvarna’s strong teaching skills, intense training and Sriya and Srila’s love and dedication for the art of Kuchipudi dance, they presented their Rangapravesam. They have continued to add to their dance repertoire through the teachings of Sri K. V. Satyanarayana since 2010 and Smt. A. B. Bala Kondala Rao since 2013.
Sriya gave her first Kuchipudi performance at age five in Tenali, India. Since then, both the sisters have been performing in several cities including Cleveland, Youngstown, Indianapolis, Houston, Detroit, and Pittsburgh. Srila won the 1st prize at the Kuchipudi dance competition conducted by North American Telugu Association Conference at Houston, Texas in 2012.
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The Chadalavada sisters have achieved numerous academic and extracurricular awards throughout their school years. For high school, they attended Chatham Hall, an all-girls college preparatory boarding high school in Virginia. Both studied with merit scholarships and were on the Dean’s list. Currently, they are pursuing their undergraduate studies at Kenyon College.
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Sriya and Srila are fluent in speaking, reading, and writing the Telugu language and their future plans include pursuing the field of medicine.
Artist Biography
Sriya Laalitha Chadalavada
Sriya will be a junior at Kenyon this fall. She plans to major in Economics while completing the pre-med track. She is actively involved in campus activities as a member of student council, a member of the Academic Affairs Committee, the Academic Infractions Board, the Budget and Finance Committee, Biology Journal Club, and Bollywood Dance Club. She is researching on E. coli’s evolutionary response to high pH stress at a microbiology lab on campus. Sriya is also certified in CPR and Lifeguarding by the American Red Cross. She loves reading, art, chess, and would like to be fluent in Spanish and Hindi one day.
Guru
Smt. Suvarna Pappu is well known as one of the younger exponents of Kuchipudi – the classical dance form of South India and a disciple of Smt. Bala Kondala Rao. Dance to her is a song of her soul. Smt. Suvarna is a versatile performer and teacher who has perfected the nuances of Kuchipudi – an art form that explores the Natya Shastra to its core. Her mastery of the traditional style as well as the contemporary usage reflects the cumulative richness of her learning experiences and presentations. Along with her extensive involvement in the field of dance she continues her professional status working at Key Bank and hopes to play a significant role in the propagation of Kuchipudi across different cultures and nationalities.
Artist Biography
Srila Hyndhavi Chadalavada
Srila will be a sophomore at Kenyon. She plans to major in neuroscience while completing the pre-med track. During high school, she was the president of the honor council, the most esteemed leadership role amongst the student body. At Kenyon, she is also a member of the Budget and Finance Committee, Academic Infractions Board, and Biology Journal Club. Additionally, she is the president of the tennis club, a member of the equestrian team, and works as a chemistry teacher's assistant. At the moment, Srila is researching the effects of hydrology on wetlands and their microbial functional groups. She enjoys figure skating, spending time with her sorority sisters, and volunteering in her free time.
Marakatha Manimaya
Performed at TANA 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri
Saarasamukhi
Performed at TARANGINI - The Telugu Association of Greater Cincinnati, in 2016
Alamelu Manga
Performed for the Sri Venkateswara Temple and Cultural Center in 2014
"There is an eternal sublime realm that exists within this art . . . For an artist the quest for knowledge never ends."
Smt. A. B. Bala Kondala Rao
