SALSA INDIA DANCE COMPANY

With an endeavor to add Salsa in the life of all dance enthusiasts ,Salsa India Dance Company was first established in April 2000.Its pioneer has since then put his mind and soul in gradually creating not just a dance school but an entertainment destination,where people of diversified backgrounds come together and simply have a good time.

With a total of 11 studios currently, Salsa India Dance Company now buzzes with over 500 enthusiastic students from Delhi and Mumbai alone. The school has also helped to popularize this Latin dance form in other metropolitan cities like Mumbai,Pune,Punjab,Bangalore,Sikkim and Indore and also has reached enthusiasts outside India in Nepal,Hong Kong and Thailand through a number of salsa workshops.

They, at Salsa India Dance Company promote Salsa as a way of life and as expression of passion and commitment. Therefore they do not teach  Salsa, but they have created an experiential platform, where the idea is also to communicate, interact,share and unwind with each other. They foster creative thinking; decision- making and a learning process that helps develop growth in each individual.

Their main goal is to strive for excellence in everything. They do including maintaining the satisfaction of their students. They have  a structured format of learning, with emphasis both on technique and styling. The format is engineered in a way that it assits anyone and everyone to learn techniques of  Salsa accurately while encouraging the students to achieve the increasing levels of complexity. Besides this, they also insist on the theoretical knowledge of the dance form.

They have open doors to men and women alike without regard to ethnic origin or dance experience. They are dedicated  to teaching Salsa and other Latin Dance forms in the right  and most efficient way  possible.  So it  really does not matter if you have the flair and the grace, or if yoy are with android- like movements and clumsy attributes. Whether, its two left feet that you have or two rights, just join and they will get you dance in no time. They welcome new members to their society through out the year.

Each lesson is complete, in that you will be able to pratice what you have just learned without the help of the teacher to come by at the end of the session. Even after just one lesson, you will have a good  idea of what Salsa is and technique and each transition into the next level is attended to in a smooth and effortless manner. Occasionally they do try to throw in a few surprises,just to keep you on your toes.

They also have a culture of partner swapping in the Salsa movements as they find that this stimulates the process of learning and make it more interesting , resulting in greater improvement. Their instructures are professionally trained dancers  from the Cuban and the LA styles of Salsa that are popular all around the world. This unique and beautiful style is being introduced for the first time in India at Salsa India Dance Company. Since Salsa is, in essence, a dance about people, they would like to reflect that by encouraging their members to dance with as many people as possible.

Dancing great means looking great. A skilled dancer executing a simple move, looks better, feels better and  has more fun then a dancer with bad form attempting something complex. Therefore, in their classes, they put a great deal of emphasis on proper form and execution of each movements. The each and every student learn the techniques of proper hip movement, use of the knees and proper posture. Men learn how to lead a lady with skill and confidence, ladies learn how to anticipate their’s partner’s next move to make their job easier. But this hard work really pays off on the dance floor as their students find out at the highly popular Salsa-India parties. Dancers from elsewhere joining them for the first time are encourage to start from the lowest level to get used to the way they teach.

Here is what you can expect to cover in classes-

Style- It is sophisticated, suave,sexy and energetic.They lean towards giving a good forms of Latin Dance as you move into Intermediate and Advanced levels.

Warm up- They always start the  class with a warm up. This includes basic footwork  that you will need for the rest  of the class. The footwork will be the basis for the rest of the class.This means that if this is your first visit,you will be able to follow the rest of the class quiet easily. From time to time, they teach Hip-Hop, Jazz and other  forms of dance during warm up session for you to get to know their body.

Syllabus- They have a structured syllabus and each lesson follows the set program based on their syllabus. Many of these moves will be repeated at regular intervals, so you will have ample opportunity to catch up if you miss some of them.

Progression- After you have the Basic Beginners, you will be considered for the Beginner Intermediate and so on and so forth. Their instructor’s pay attention to each student’s progress and will give you feedback at the end of the session. When you have demonstrated competency in your basic dance skills, you will be allowed to enter the next level.

Instructors- Their instructors are highly trained under Salsa India Dance Company and they are among the best in India. They have extensive training in communication skills, teaching methodology and Salsa  dance styles. They know how to run the class efficiently, treat students with respect, and are always patient and encouraging.

Social time- Salsa India  organizes Salsa nights from time to time for students to have free dance pratice time. This is a great opportunity to mix with other students and make new friends.This is also the time to practise what you have learned.Donot be afraid to approached your fellow students for a dance!

Actress Shubha Sharma

Bhojpuri Films are special in the sense that almost all the heroines are non Bhojpuria. Despite this they are wholeheartedly accepted by the Bhojpuria viewers as their own. The latest in this series of non Bhojpuria heroines is Shubhi Sharma from Rajasthan. She has been selected as the heroine- lead actress- of Chalani Ke Chalal Dulha, a film produced by Ajay Sinha of 'Sai Entertainment' and Dinesh Lal Nirahua of 'Nirahua Entertainment'. Ajay Sinha, who had earlier directed the path breaking Bhojpuri film 'Sasura Bada Paise Wala', is also the director of the film.

Shubhi Sharma thinks herself lucky for this opening in Bhojpuri Cinema. She is originally from Jaipur of Rajasthan and her mother tongue is Rajasthani. But, she is happy working in a Bhojpuri film. Shubhi was brought up in Jaipur where she took active participation in cultural activities of her school and college. Then she came to Bollywood three years ago.

Shubhi has been trained formally in acting from Namit Kapoor School and dancing from Acharya Classes. She has been well groomed for a leading carreer in films. Shubhi says that in addition to the training personal commitment and dediction is also important for success. Shubhi got her first chance in Hindi film 'Money hai to Honey hai'. Thereafter she acted in two Rajasthani films and now is busy with 'Chalani ke Chalal Dulha.'

Talking about her role character in the film Shubhi says that she is playing a simple village girl waiting her dream prince. She is innocent, serious, naughty, entertaining, bold, shy, and bindaas all at the same time. She lives with her widow mother. She meets her dream prince, a Mumbai lad, in a hilarious situation. Both fall in love and the story goes on.

Shubhi explains that the title of the films means that the bride should be like 24 carate gold, unblemished, pure and unique. She is not facing any language problem as Pravesh Lal Yadav and Ajay Sinha are helping her learning the nuances of Bhojpuri. She is also getting offers from other regional films but at present her plans are to concentrate in this film.

Shubhi has earlier worked with Pravesh Lal Yadav in a Video Album so she is quite at ease working with him in this film. She praises Pravesh Lal as a good person. Shubhi is also hopeful of a promising performance for her carreer.

Music director - Bapi- Tutul of Phoonk fame

The music directors Bapi and Tutul are reserved and secretive. They display resourcefulness in the handling of people and work through difficulties more easily than may be anticipated. They have courage and have own convictions to say and do the things they consider to be correct. Their life is creative one. They are always busy with work that will advance the world, and promote goodwill among men. They are reliable and trustworthy and earn a good reputation in life.

They have leadership and they both enjoy their role. The keynote of their thinking and actions is structure. They have an infinite capacity for work which amounts to the classical definition of genius.

They are satisfied with their work. They like to formulate and plan very carefully. Precision and efficiency mark their efforts, and success crowns them. They like to move in intellectual circles.

They are independent, self willed, active and desirous of being in command of affairs. They are courageous by nature and not likely to be afraid of facing danger when it arises. They always like to fight against conditions of an unfair and restrictive nature. Their success and career start after Sarkar Raj. They have creative ideas and know very well how to carry them out with the help of right people.They have ambition, pride and austerity.

Both bothers hail from a family of music lovers from Kolkatta. In fact they developed their fascination for music at a very tender age. Their mother had deep interest in music and was a regular practitioner of vocal music. Their mother gave them musical lessons and per sued to join vocal music under noted classical Singer Pandit Sitaramhari Dandeker.

They have given music to lots of films started with Paisa Vasool, Khosala Ka Ghosla, Sarkar Raaj, Rewind, Phoonk, Ek Hasina Thee, James, Telugu film " Rakshak" and many more projects are in hand.

For them music is universal and believe that their growth as a music director is a natural process and can't be preplanned. Today music has become life itself and one cannot think about living without music and music has become globalisation. They firmly believe that all the musical Gurus have been their Gurus and believe Ram Gopal Verma is the best teacher who gives them lots of  money for experiment in music. About Ram Gopal Verma, their view are he is a prolific and brilliant director who takes up any particular character or subject and makes a film on it. Being an experimentalist Ram Gopal Verma always comes up with innovative ideas and a new treatment to life that might shocked, thrilled , excite or frightened the audiences to such an extent that it creates a lasting impression on the viewers.About their favourite music directors, they like Raviji, Madan Mohanji, Girish Joshi, Shanker Ashan Roy, favourite singers are Kailash, Shaan , Mahalaxmi, Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Ajay , favourite  directors are Bimal Rai, Hrishikeshji and Prakash jha.

 Last but not the least, their message to the viewers are listen and promote good  songs and always buy the music CD and not to download it

Shama zips Bhajji's mouth!

While Sushmita Sen, the fascinating judge of the latest reality dance show 'Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena' on Colors is all praise for the sensuous Shama Sikander, the newbie is in no mood to take things lying down from competitor Harbhajan Singh aka Bhajji.

"Shama, you are wonderful with expressions and one of the most fabulous dancers I've ever seen," remarked an impressed Sush. The glamour queen along with co-judge Wasim Akram even gave great marks to the Vinod Kambli-Shama Sikander team. But when the audience failed them with low marks, Shama was quick to voice her displeasure, saying the audience could be more "discerning". This ruffled staunch competitor Bhajji who felt her remarks were directed at him.

What followed was a war of words. Bhajji criticised Shama saying she was "insensitive towards competitors and was just shooting her mouth off". His curt comment hurt the girl more, who retaliated, "I don't want to engage in a battle of wits. This is a dance competition so let's stick to great dancing, instead of one-upmanship." Even her partner Kambli came to her rescue by seconding her opinion.

Wonder how the over-talkative Bhajji would have felt. Not too nice. Because for a change, he did not respond, preferring to shut his famous mouth.

 Urvashi Sharma

Urvashi Sharma was born and brought up in Delhi and started modelling at the age of sixteen. She comes from very humble beginnings and it is her guts, perseverence and immense talent which are totally responsible for her success today. Urvashi has always been one the most sought after faces in the advertising world but within a very short span of moving to Mumbai she also managed to sign up an eight movie deal with the prestigious film production house, Tips. Under this agreement Urvashi will do a guaranteed 8 films under the Tips banner and will also be promoted to other banners for their projects. ?
Urvashi made her film debut in 2007 with Tips Films' romantic thriller "Naqaab, directed by Abbas Mastan. This dream role, which revolved around the female protagonist (Urvashi), starred two popular heros of Indian cinema - Akshaye Khanna and Bobby Deol. Urvashi's performance was applauded by all. ?
Some of the great campaigns that Urvashi can be seen in are: Ponds, Garnier, TBZ, Globus and Red Tape. She has also featured in two music videos - "Say Something, Something.." with Mika and as the hearbroken young girl in the Atif Aslam song "Doorie". ?
Urvashi surprised everyone during the shooting of Naqaab in Dubai when she insisted on performing her own stunts despite a body double being present. She is a fitness freak and loves her Yoga sessions everyday.?

Recently, she wowed the country with her fearlessness on ?Fear Factor Extreme : Khatron Ke Khiladi?. Leaping off buildings, battling sub- zero temperatures and surviving through dog attcks ? these were a few of the challenges she had to overcome en route to finally being declared the first runner up on the show. Her grit and determination made her win the maximum number of ?safety bands? on the show. ?
Urvashi has recently been signed up by Bajaj Almond Drops as the brand ambassador. Currently, she is shooting for ?Chai Garam? with Govinda and Sunil Shetty.