Who was hailed as a resident dancer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam for her unique contribution to the promotion of classical dance forms?

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The correct answer is Yamini Krishnamurthy.Key Points Yamini Krishnamurthy:

Indian dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy specializes in Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam.
She holds the honor of being the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam's Asthana Nartaki (resident dancer).
She was also referred to as the "torch bearer" of the Kuchipudi dancing style.

Additional InformationUma Sharma:

Uma Sharma is a famous Indian Kathak dancer.
In the city of Delhi, Uma Sharma was born in 1942.
She was trained in dance by Guru Hiralalji and Girvar Dayal of the Jaipur Gharana in her early years.
She afterward enrolled as Pandit Sunder Prasad's student in the Jaipur Gharana.
In 1973, she became the youngest dancer to receive the Padma Shri award from the Government of India, and in 2001, she received the Padma Bhushan.
She also received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the Sahitya Kala Parishad Award.

Rukmini Devi:

Rukmini Devi Arundale was an Indian classical dancer who led the renaissance of the ‘Bharatnatyam’ dance form and founded the Kalakshetra Foundation in Madras (now Chennai).
She was also a theosophist who was greatly inspired by Annie Besant.
She founded the Kalakshetra Foundation in Madras (now Chennai).