Anjali

Anjali

Alarippu

Alarippu

Jatiswaram

Jatiswaram

Varnam

Varnam

Varnam

Varnam

Adivo Alladivo

Adivo Alladivo

Adenamma Harudu

Adenamma Harudu

Thillana

Thillana

Kirtana Vedire is a 12-year-old honors student at the Conestoga Middle School in
Beaverton, Oregon. She began learning Bharatanatyam under Anita Menon,
Director of the Anjali School of Dance at the age of 8. Besides dance Kirtana is
training in Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) from Ohryu Rekha Reddy in
which she has an advanced certification & Carnatic vocal music from Shailaja
Prasannan. Kirtana’s hobbies include reading, writing, swimming, ikebana &
spending time with family & friends. She is  dedicated, hard working & aspires to
become a surgeon.

The 2 hour solo dance recital included elaborately choreographed items which
featured intricate footwork and graceful movements set to melodious and
rhythmic Indian classical music. Kirtana was accompanied by a live orchestra of
accomplished artists: Anita Menon (cymbals), Archana Ranjan (vocal), Aparna
Sridhar (vocal), Subrahmanyam Sudhakar (percussion), Shailaja Prasannan
(veena), Anand Rangarajan (violin) and Tejasvi Chakravarthy (flute).