Bollywood Dancing for Beginners with Joshinder
Event description
Bollywood movies are full of colour, costume, action, romance, music and dance! It's a thoroughly feel-good genre! And while the music of Bollywood combines some traditional Indian styles, it is a melting pot of music from around the world - salsa, bellydance, jazz, hip hop.
Come along and step into Bollywood dancing in this fun and easy class based on joyful music and freedom of expression. Bollywood dance is all about telling a story, and our dance will be a story of celebration.
This is a total beginners class, suitable for all ages and fitness levels.
What will we cover?
In this class we will:
- Learn basic hand gestures used in Bollywood dancing, like the 'peacock' and the 'lotus'.
- Warm-up with a simply Bollywood dance to get familiar with the basic moves.
- Turn our basic moves into a fun choreographed dance.
- Tap into the pleasure of moving for our own enjoyment
What will you need?
- Comfortable clothing to move in (jeans not recommended)
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible Venue
- Gender Neutral Bathrooms
- Quiet Spaces
- Free Tickets for First Nation Attendees
Who will be Facilitating?
Joshinder Chaggar (she/her) is a dancer, choreographer, actor, teacher, writer and film-maker, and the recipient of the Melbourne Fringe award for Best Dance & Physical Theatre 2024.
Her name literally means the Goddess of Enthusiasm, and this is what she aims to create in the class - an atmosphere of joy! She has recently finished a PhD, where her research intersects her intercultural identity and the desire to build connection and community. You can find out more about Joshinder's practice in Instagram.
Important info:
Photo by https://www.pexels.com/photo/d...
Other questions or accessibility requests? Just shoot an email us at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.
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