Kuchipudi, the indigenous dance style of Andhra Pradesh, in Southeast India, evolved in the village of the same name, originally called Kuchelapuri or Kuchelapuram, a hamlet in the Krishna District, supposedly around 3 century BC. Kuchipudi was, and continues to be, a vibrant, and living dance tradition of this region. The genesis of Kuchipudi, as of most of the classical dances, is associated with religion. In fact, for a very long time, classical dance was only ...
