Welcome to KDA
Kuchipudi Dance Academy was founded by Lakshmi Babu in the year 1996. Kuchipudi the Indian classical dance style of classes are taught to students who enroll at one of the four studios spread around the DC Metro area. Classes are offered on weekdays and weekends in group and solo instruction. At enrollment students are enrolled into the beginner level class and guided through an organized curriculum over 12 levels of learning. At the culmination of the years of learning, the students are presented before a knowledgeable audience in a full-length solo debut performance called the Rangapravesam.
Lakshmi Babu is a Kuchipudi dancer, founder, and director of Kuchipudi Dance Academy, Maryland in USA. In 1996, under the guidance of guru Padmashri Dr. Sobha Naidu, she established the Kuchipudi Dance Academy. The Academy is currently in its 25th year. Since COVID-19, the Academy has successfully transitioned to virtual learning. Initiatives like ‘Adopt an Artist’, ‘Teaching Series’, ‘Virtual Programming’ have been initiated to provide funding, teaching, and performing opportunities to seeking artists especially during this time.
Classes We Offer
Learn with us from beginner level through level 12. Students of all ages are welcome.
Classes for ages 3-5
Classes for ages 5 and up
Classes for adults
Our Dance Instructors
Lakshmi Babu
Advanced & Solo Class Instructor
All Locations
Bindu Bollam
Branch Instructor
Ellicott City, MD
Neelima Brahmandam
Beginner's Class Instructor
Germantown, MD
Reji Kartholy
Practice Class Instructor
Virtual Learning
Padmini Nidumolu
Beginner's Class Instructor
Herndon, VA
Sowmya Srikant
Practice Class Instructor
Clarksburg, MD
Sahiti Nadimpalli
Student Instructor
Virtual Learning
Get in Touch
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301.351.6733