“With her extreme extension, gravity defying barrel turns, leaps and bounds, perfect balances, and tremendous expression, Ms. Prada proved the perfect incarnation of God as a dual gendered being.”

“The Colombian-born dancer Carolina Prada, expressing the interplay of masculine and feminine energies in the universe by dancing the martial, male dominated form of Chhau with great strength.”

“Tradition in Transition, recently presented by guru Janmejoy Sai Babu with his prime disciple, Colombia-based Caroline Prada, was a worthy exploration of the finesse and sophistication that this form has attained to date.”

“Carolina Prada was arguably the best of the disciples, her bodily and inner attitude showing one who has made Mayurbhanj Chhau her personal language.”

(By Leela Venkataraman)

“The Colombia-citizen Caroline Prada, disciple of Guru Janme Joy Saibabu, presented a mesmerizing Nataraj: depicting his yogic, destructive and blissful aspects, in pristine Mayurbhanj Chhau.”

“The unmasked martial dance of Mayurbhanj Chhau from Odisha has been her passion-profession- mission for life since she landed in India…. The lone professional female dancer of the tradition today…”

(By Shyamhari Chakra)