When you see an elegant dancer on the dance floor spinning and twirling around swiftly, have you ever wondered from where does that smoothness come from? Graceful dancers, swinging to the beat of cha cha cha and salsa, keep you glued to their silky movements. Dancing to the rhythm with elegance of movement is more […]Read More
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It is not often you witness a legend dance on stage and furthermore, all the more difficult to perform and share stage with a legend. I have been teaching dance in India for almost 15 years now and it was always my dream to be on the same stage with this ‘legend’. It was a […]Read More
At the Kumbh Mela at Pragyaraj which recently ended as well as at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in Varanasi, the “Dream Girl of Indian Cinema”, the super-stunning Padma Shri Hema Malini presented her larger-than-life dance ballet, Ganga. The gorgeous dancer presented her ballet in the presence of Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, chief […]Read More
For some dancers, work never stops. It doesn’t matter whether they are physically present at a rehearsal hall or not. These dancers clock in early to write that choreography, make arrangements for clothes, skip lunch to finish a creative planning conversation on the phone and again stay back till late, waiting for approvals and what […]Read More
A few days back, the commercial capital of India, Mumbai was the centre for the 52nd World Congress of Dance organised by the Dadar-Mumbai section of the International Dance Council in collaboration with Secretariat Athens & Council Headquarters, Paris affiliated with UNESCO. It was a historic gathering of dancers from all over the world who […]Read More
Today I want to take all of you back to the era of 1980s and 1990s, the time when lots of new beautiful faces were entering into Indian cinema as mainstream heroines. Each of them had very different and unique talent; they were not just drop dead gorgeous but were extremely talented actresses and dancers. […]Read More
There are some people who we meet and they make a place in our hearts forever. Their personality has magnetism that pulls and bonds us with them for life. Today, let us meet one such person who I met over 15 years back during a film shoot and she remains one of my most favourite […]Read More
Ssumier S Pasricha aka Pammi Aunty shares details about his life Social media today has become a way of life. There are some people who are on social media for work, others to connect with friends and old buddies and then there are some who are a sensation and are followed by millions world over. From […]Read More
When it comes to stage appearances and shows by Bollywood divas, there is never lack of fascinating and sizzling visuals equally blended with great dance, costume, makeup, hair and drama. Recently, the Dream Girl of Indian Cinema Hema Malini presented her stunning daughter Esha Deol on stage with a fabulous production Ramayana choreographed by amazingly […]Read More
India is one country that is loved by one and all. Our culture, our traditions, our value systems and our larger-than-life colourful Bollywood movies rules the heart and mind of millions world over. But loving a particular culture and living a life that way are totally different aspects of life. Foreigners do love our over-the-top […]Read More