Smt. Leela Gopalan - Jayashree's mother is herself a disciple of Gopalakrishna, Nattuvanar of Alwarthirunagari, Meenakshi Nattuvanar of Tiruchendur & E. Krishna Iyer initiated her at the age of four & trained her constantly.

Tanjore Janakiraman Nattuvanar - from Jamshedpur, gave formal training in a full margem in Bharata Natyam and staged Jayashree at the age of 8, in her Arangetram, at Rourkela, and continued her training for several years.

Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam - the well known dancer and research scholar, has groomed Jayashree thoroughly in Bharata Nrityam (the style evolved by her) widening her vision of the art and enriching her technique and repertoire and creating an identity for her in the field of classical Indian Dance. She has guided her to become a research scholar and helped her revive several aspects of Marga and Desi techniques in dance and theatre.

Guru Mahadev Raut - of Kabischandra Kala Kendra, Rourkela, trained Jayashree in Odissi with a rich repertoire in various talas, ragas and themes which enabled her to give several Odissi programmes all over India.

Kalamandalam Amritam - taught her a few items in Kathakali and Mohiniattam, in Alleppey.