As a Belly Dance instructor since 2007, I became interested in Bollywood about five years later after getting hooked on Bollywood music and films. I was especially attracted to the dance's color, joy, style, and high energy.
As an instructor of Oriental Flamenco (Flamenco & Belly Dance fusion), I was particularly attracted to Bollywood for its similarities to Flamenco such as hand gestures and footwork. Flamenco's origins lie within the Romani tribes that migrated from Punjab into Spain during the 15th century: This topic is greatly explored in one of my books, "Vibrant Andalusia."
As an instructor of Oriental Flamenco (Flamenco & Belly Dance fusion), I was particularly attracted to Bollywood for its similarities to Flamenco such as hand gestures and footwork. Flamenco's origins lie within the Romani tribes that migrated from Punjab into Spain during the 15th century: This topic is greatly explored in one of my books, "Vibrant Andalusia."
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I have taken workshops and classes throughtout Spain with such Bollywood instructors as Khayma Theodorakis, Astra, and Irene Aivar. I've also had the pleasure of choreographing a Bollywood flash mob dance for a law firm in Montreal. I have taught Bollywood at the Omni Center in Pincourt; Karmel Pilates in D.D.O.; the West Island Women's Center in Pointe Claire; and the West Island Jewish Center in Pierrefonds, Qc.