Trained under eminent Guru, the noted Bharatanatyam exponent, composer and choreographer Sri.Madurai R Muralidharan and Smt.Chithra Muralidharan for over 25 years, Aparna, follows the Tanjore style of Bharatanatyam where she works on developing and perfecting the style, that would be seamless and fluid while yet retaining the precision, power and purity - typical of classical dance form.

Aparna completed her Bharatanatya Arangetram in 1994 and has been a consistent performer for varied audience across India, making a significant and discernible impact on the concert platform. She has also played key roles in her Guru's major dance productions like Avathara purushan (based on Kamba Ramayanam), Sri Krishna, Silapadhigaram, Namazhvar charithiram, Thirumangai azhvar, Kural oviyam (written by kalaignar karunanidhi ) and more.

Aparna has also assisted as a dance teacher in her Guru's dance school - Nrithyashetra Dance Academy in Chennai for over 8 years training young talents and interested dancers to be successful Bharatanatyam artists. For her dedicated services in promoting art and culture, Aparna was conferred with the title "Nrithya Chudaroli" by her Gurus Sri. Madurai R Muralidharan and Smt. Chitra Muralidharan.

She also had the unique opportunity to learn the core components of the Karanas under Dr.Padma Subramaniam. The 108 Karanas are governed by artistic laws of permanent value of Natya Sastra, which is the specialty of Dr. Padma Subramaniam - whose scholarly thesis on Karanas remains an inspiration to exponents in this field.