Guru Jayarama Rao is known today as one of the foremost Gurus and performers of Kuchipudi style, the vibrant classical dance of Andhra Pradesh, India. He has extended the Kuchipudi repertoire enriching it with contemporary choreography. Belonging to a family of traditional artists of Andhra Pradesh, Guru Jayarama Rao was trained from his childhood in the traditional Guru Shishya Parampara. Trained under eminent Gurus he graduated from The Siddhendra Kala Kshetram and later trained under the renowned Guru Dr Vempati Chinna Satyam.