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K. Uma Rama Rao ((テルグ語:శ్రీమతి డాక్టర్ ఉమా రామా రావు) born Uma Maheshwari on 4 July 1938) is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, choreographer, research scholar, author and dance teacher.〔Kothari, p. 11〕 She is also the Founder & Director of Lasya Priya Dance Academy, established in 1985 in Hyderabad, India.〔(Profile: K Uma Rama Rao ) ''Narthaki'' website.〕 In 2003, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for proficiency in Kuchipudi by India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees )〕 She is a recipient of the National Senior Fellowship bestowed by the Department of Culture, Government Of India through the Sangeet Natak Akademi. ==Early life and education== She was born on 4 July 1938 as "Uma Maheswari" to Dr. V. V.Krishna Rao and Sowbhagyam in a 'Vaddadi' family from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Encouraged by her family, that has a background of distinguished scholars with a keen interest in literature, music and dance, she started training in dance from the age of 5 years from gurus like Acharya P.V. Narasimha Rao, Padmasri Dr. Nataraja Rama Krishna, Brahmasri Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastri, Guru Pakkiriswami Pillai and Guru C.R .Acharya in Kuchipudi, Bharata Natyam and Ritual Dance traditions. She became proficient in theoretical and practical aspects of these ancient traditional art forms. In her early years, along with her sister Sumathy Kaushal, she performed on various occasions in several places under the personal guidance of her gurus. During this period 1953 and 55, she passed examinations in Classical Music and Dance, conducted by the then Madras Government. Later with the blessings of her guru mainly, Dr. Nataraja Rama Krishna. she had taken up teaching to pass on this tradition to younger generation. She is a post graduate in Economics from Osmania University, Hyderabad. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uma Rama Rao」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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