The classical dance form of Kuchipudi originated in a village named Kuchipudi in Andhra pradesh . The creator of this dance form is Siddhendra Yogi, a Vaishnava poet. Later, technique like dancing on the rim of a brass plate and with a pitcher full of water on the head were introduced . Vedantam Lakshminarayana Sastri Vempati Venkatanarayana Sastri and Chinta Venkataramayya were the prominent personalities who revived Kuchipudi . The American dancer Esther Sherman who moved to India and changed her name to Ragini Devi, played a major role in popularizing this dance form. Indrani Rahman (daughter of Ragni Devi) and Yamini Krishnamurti were other proponents of Kuchipudi.Kuchipudi is accompanied by Carnatic music.
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