An eight year old Shirisha (Shiri) stunned onlookers by her spectacular debut Bharathanatyam performance held at Bangalore in 1990. This was the beginning of her bright career in professional dancing. Acclaimed by critics as a very intuitive performer, Shiri is a rising star in the field of Bharathanatyam. Shiri began training at her five under Shyamala Murali and later specialized under Radha Sridhar of Bangalore. During her stint with Radha Sridhar, Shiri acquired skills of performance and won appreciations both as a soloist and also as a major component of over 200 ballet productions. Her grace, swiftness and unique personality have left deep impressions of her talent. Narmada of Bangalore enriched Shiri’s repertoire and helped refinement of her dancing style. A virtuoso, Shiri has also learnt Kuchupudi for a few years from Veena Murthy of Bangalore and vocal music for over 10 years. She has choreographed several dance dramas.

Shiri has enthralled audiences both in India and abroad including UK, USA and the Gulf countries. She has performed in prestigious venues such as Krishna Gana Sabha, Bharat Kalachar, Hampi Utsav, Kadambotsav, Tunga festival, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - London, Surdhwani at Wolverhampton and for Milap at Salford Quays in Manchester, Mexican Heritage Theater - San Jose, Texas Tech-  Lubbock, Texas A&T - College Station, to name a few. Her performance in London during April 2005 was in conjunction with the visit of Prince Charles to the Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan where she won the appreciation of the London elites including several luminaries. 

An I.C.C.R. sponsored performance tour of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, in 2004, was another success story in her career. Shiri is currently undergoing intensive training under danseuse Priyadarshini Govind and Prof. C.V. Chandrashekar of Chennai. Shiri looks forward to carve a niche for herself in the field of dance. Happily married to celebrity flautist Shashank, she is out to explore new boundaries in the world of dancing.

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