Dr. Yashoda Thakore is an acclaimed and accomplished Kuchipudi and Devadasi Nrityam artiste. She began training under some of the foremost proponents of Kuchipudi Padmasri Shoba Naidu and later Vempati Chinna Satyam for 14 years.

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Dr.Yashoda holds a Masters’ degree in dance followed by a Doctoral degree in Yoga and Dance. She is currently a faculty in the department of Kuchipudi Dance at the University of Silicon Andhra, USA. She was awarded the Ugadi Puraskar by Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2017.

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Teacher, as she is fondly called by her students, has extensively performed all over the globe, such as London, Dubai, Greece, California to name a few and been a part of some elite conferences and workshops in Russia and Paris.

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She has authored the book "Kaivalya- Joy in Yoga and Dance" in 2014.