Dasari Yethiraja Sampath Kumar, sometimes known as D. Y. Sampath Kumar (20 November 1927 – 21 May 1999), popularly referred to as "''Andhra Jalari''" or Fisherman of

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, was an Indian classical and folk dancer and choreographer. He assimilated the ancient traditions of dance and music of

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under the tutelage of various gurus like Sri Peri Narasimha Shastry who taught him

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and Duvvuri Jagannadha Sarma who taught him

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. He became an exponent of various dance styles like

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and

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. He gave thousands of performances with brilliant embellishments in several states and in many countries.

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