“…Anita is a dancer blessed with a keen sense of timing, an extremely mobile face and a vibrant movement vocabulary. No wonder she makes such a striking picture on stage.”

The Hindu, 10th February 2006

“Blessed with a fine expressive face…Anita’s performance was a touch of class…Her araimandi was perfect and her every single move spoke of her confidence and dedicated effort…The items brought out Anita’s mastery over abhinaya…”

The Indian Express, January 19th, 2003

“Anita is a charming, young dancer with ample potential to shine in the future. Her beautiful face is mobile and expresses fluently the different moods and emotions. Her approach to her technique was one of deep concentration. She has the inherent capacity to express with ease and grace the different ideas through sancharis moment with that specific mood. Her unhurried approach in the exposition of the lyrical contents without dramatization was a joy to watch. She has the right grip over aspects of laya.”

The Hindu, 10th January 2003

“Anita Sivaraman had the audience spell bound throughout her 90-minute performance…Her rendering of the opening numbers displayed poise, elegance, and vivacity. She continued with her fine form in the rendering of the Varnam. Anita simply thrilled and mesmerized the packed audience…Angha sudha, araimandi, leaps and jumps, rolling of eyes, perfect abhinaya and facial expressions and adavus marked the quality of Anita’s performance in rendering the numbers…Altogether, it was a unique presentation by an imaginative and versatile dancer.”

Indian Express, August 18th, 2002

“A packed auditorium often echoed with rapturous applause as the annual ‘Puthiya Vaanam’ cultural festival in Toronto, Canada held on September 01, earned the acclamation of the entire audience and art critics as one amongst the best Tamil cultural events staged in the country in recent times. The star attraction on stage was dances by Anita Sivaraman…which mesmerized the audience…”

Tamil Guardian, 26th September 2001
London, United Kingdom

"…Anita is one among the most gifted dancers that Bharata Natyam can have. Her delicate gestures and exemplary and eloquent movements are executed with great fluidity and confidence".

Natyanjali Times

"Anita showed clear evidence of becoming a sincere follower of Bharata Natyam as envisaged by Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam. The young, vibrant dancer is bound to carry on the torch of this technique. During the major Varnam composition of M. Balamurali Krishna, "Amma Anandadayini" Anita revealed confidence and composure. She executed the different movements and postures according to this style, which by no means an easy task".

The Hindu, 7th August 1998