“Yamini is made just for dance. She is a complete performer”
complimented Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar on 30th December 2002, after witnessing her performance.

Born to the legendary Kuchipudi exponents, Padma Bhushans Raja and Radha Reddy in 1982, Yamini has got dance in inheritance from her parents. Dance comes naturally to Yamini as swimming to a fish.

She is a multi-faceted personality. Endowed with a sculpted figure, a perfect face and scintillating grace, a very captivating presence with the right aptitude for rhythm and expressions, Yamini Reddy has in abundance all that it takes to be a first rate danseuse.

Yamini learnt Kuchipudi from her parents and gave her first solo performance at the tender age of three in New Delhi that got her standing ovation. She has inherited her father's Tandava and mother's lasya, a combination that is evident in her style.

Famous parents can prove to be a tough yardstick for their kids, especially those who aspire to make their own niche in the same field. Yet, Yamini refuses to be intimidated by the tough road in front of her.

The younger generation today believes in experimenting and that is essential too but continuity is also necessary. The future is to be built on the foundations laid on the past and the present. With the adage in mind, Yamini has decided to master the conventional style of performing Kuchipudi dance. She is the thread of continuity in the family tradition of the Reddys.

Yamini was selected to study medicine abroad but gave up the offer to stay back and learn what is most dear to her heart.... Kuchipudi classical dance. Yamini has toured the United Kingdom. France, the United States and Dubai. In Dublin(Ireland) and Fort Lauderdale (USA), the Mayors presented her with the golden key to the cities. . She has been awarded the 'Yuva Ratna Award' Youth Vocational Excellence award, FICCI young achiever's award, Devadasi National Award and Sangeet Natak Akademi Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for dedication towards Kuchipudi Dance.

She has also started experimenting with choreography in her own style. Recently she in 2007 she presented 'Harmony' in collaboration with Modern Dancer Leah Curtis from New York which blended the worlds of Kuchipudi Dance and Modern Dance.

She was selected for studies abroad in the field of medicine but gave up the offer to stay back and learn and practise what is most dear to her heart. She has recently concluded her post graduation with a MBA degree in New Delhi.