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http://www.kuchipudi.com 29 july 2012 chennai , tamil nadu vempati chinna satyam kuchipudi , andhra pradesh padma 1967 bhushan : 1998 sangeet natak akademi fellowship : 200px 15 october 1929 csatyam.jpg vempati chinna satyam
 dr.vempati chinna satyam classical indian dancer
vempati chinna satyam

vempati chinna satyam -lrb- october 15 , 1929 -- july 29 , 2012 -rrb- was an indian dancer and a guru of the kuchipudi dance form .
chinna satyam was born in kuchipudi , andhra pradesh .
he was taught by vedantam lakshmi narayana sastry .
he then refined his art by learning from sri tadepally perrayya sastry and later was trained by his elder brother sri vempati pedda satyam in expressions .
as he learnt the nuances of this style of dance , he was successful in popularising the kuchipudi dance form all over the world .
he died of old age related problems at the age of 83 on july 29 , 2012 .
