Shilpa Sethuraman
Bharatanatyam Performer • Teacher
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Shilpa Sethuraman is an accomplished Indian classical dancer specializing in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. Born in the United States, she began her dance journey at the age of two and a half, making her maiden stage appearance at three and regularly performing with her mother, Guru Smt. Madhusri Sethuraman, from the age of four. She received her…
Journey Timeline
Age 2.5
Started dancing
Age 3
Maiden stage appearance
Age 4
Regular performer with mother
2000
Bharatanatyam Arangetram — Performed in Chennai, India, at age eight
2001
Invited to perform in World Bharatanatyam Conference — Chicago
2001
Started learning Kuchipudi
2002
Invited to perform in Rangoli festival — California
2003
Won Best Dancer Award — Utsav festival in New York
2005
Won Best Dancer Award — Destani (Indian) Idol competition in Dallas-Fortworth metroplex
2005
Performed for A. R. Rahman — Miami University
2007
Kuchipudi Rangapravesam — Performed at age sixteen
2007-08
Awarded "Abhinaya Bharathi" — For best Bharatanatyam dance DVD by Kalavardhani
2008
Co-founded Charity through Art (CHAART) Foundation
2011
Solo performance for Yuva Bharati chapter of Dallas — Received "Natya Pravina" title
2011
Performed for Bharathiar and Pushkin legacy celebration — Chennai, India
2013
Performed Kuchipudi at Chennai dance and music festival
2014
Performed with mother in Bombay and Chennai
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- Natya Kala Bushanam
- 2005 · Best Dancer Award — Destani (Indian) Idol competition
- Abhinaya Bharathi — Kalavardhani
- 2011 · Natya Pravina
- Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation Scholarship — Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation
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