Dr. Vasanta Chivukula is an Indian classical dancer with an expertise in Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, and Kathak dance forms. She started her first lessons in dance from Smt. Vijayalakshmi Narasimhan in Bharatanatyam and later continued learning both Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi under the tutelage of Smt. Manjula Srinivas and Dr. Uma Rama Rao in Hyderabad. She has participated and won in many national-level competitions. She also learned Kathak from Smt. Kumud Savla. She is known for her depiction of intricacies in abhinaya and for rendering jathis and konagolu and for her adaptability for all three styles of dances. After working for 14 years in academics moving up the ranks to full professor and head of the division, Dr. Chivukula is currently working as a Bioinformatics scientist at the CDC. She established Pravinya Arts Academy in 2016 to impart both the art of dance and the theoretical foundations of the renowned theatrical tradition of Kuchipudi.