Bollywood Dancing for Beginners with Joshinder

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.

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