"It was, though, the incandescent sensuality of the young, Paris-based Shantala Shivalingappa that electrified the predominantly Belgian audience -I would have defied anyone in Desingel's Rode Zaal that night not to have responded warmly to her sensational display of kuchipudi dancing.  This was a performance packed with expressiveness and vivacity, where both passion and grace could be seen in a single movement of the body."
De Morgen, Antwerp, Belgium
 
 

Shantala's dance is like the dancing glow of a flame, which enlightens us.   
VOGUE, Paris   
   

We were deeply moved by her beauty, her grace, her lightness and agility.   
A great dancer ( ... )   
Les Saisons de la Danse, Paris   
   

With her graceful leaps, Shantala Shivalingappa carries you to enlightened heights.   
Midi-Pyrenees, France   
   
   
Delicate, flexible and with the bursting energy of her youth, Shantala Shivalingappa rendered a fine Kuchipudi.  She brought out the grandeur of a flowing, graceful, joyous dance.   
Liberation, Paris   
   

Shantala Shivalingappa's incomparable grace and extreme dexterity have already won over the festival's audience.   
Le Meridional, Avignon   
   

Quiero destacar fundamentalmente a esa maravillosa Shantala, cuyo trabajo conmociono al publico   
I want to specially praise this marvelous Shantala, whose dance deeply moved the audience.   
El Norte de Castilla, Spain