SEASON 7
WORKSHOPS
WEEK 1
Bhangra
Rachna Chhaya
SUN NOV 5 @ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Rachna is trained in Bharatanatyam for 11 years and completed my Arangetram. Afterwards went on to explore several different styles such as Bhangra, Kathak, Garba, Bollywood, and Rajasthani Folk. At Michigan State University, She co-founded their first Bollywood-Fusion Team, Spartan Zaariya, with Sonali Patel, who will supporting Rachna with this workshop, and has also been a part of MSU RaaSparty, and has spent several years training in Garba and Gujarati Folk Dance. Both of them were the Bhangra Choreographers & Instructors. After college, Rachna opened Dil Se Dance, where she taught dance classes in Michigan and also began wedding choreography. She's enjoyed her time in Chicago with the dance community here and is super excited to get back to teaching again, and hope to just spread the love and joy that dance can bring to those around her.
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COST
$15
WEEK 2
BOllyhop
Raveena Agawane
SUN NOV 12 @ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Raveena has been dancing since her childhood and started with learning Bharatanatyam in India. With time, she also developed a huge interest in other styles like Hiphop and Jazz, that's when she started training with Shiamak Davar. She has completed a One Year Program training with Shiamak which is a professional program where you train for over 12 hours a day in various styles like Ballet, Jazz, Jazz funk, HipHop and Salsa for a year. She has also traveled with him around the country to perform at shows like Filmfare and Zee Cine Awards. Dance will always be her passion and it's what sets me free. While she absolutely loves teaching, her motto is to always be a grounded student to keep learning and keep growing!
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COST
$15
WEEK 3
BOllyhop
Anand Bhatt
SUN NOV 19 @ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Anand Bhatt is an Indian born, Chicago based Actor, model, dancer and filmmaker. Anand was crowned Desi Idol 2008, Mr. Desi IL 2012, Mr. India IL 2013, Boogie Woogie Naach Meri Jaan winner 2015, and was Awarded Best Actor in a Play 2017.
Anand started his journey in dancing and it quickly led to modeling and acting opportunities. Although Anand now does more work towards the film and acting side of entertainment. Dance is forever part of him.
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COST
$15
WEEK 4
prop based
swati goyal
SUN DEC 3 @ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Swati has always had a love and appreciation for the arts, specifically dance and music. She began her journey with dance through Bharatnatyam at the age of eight and continued to grow as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and student. She’s been on different teams post undergraduate and graduate school and is currently with Shakti Queen Beats. Through dance, she experiments through different ideas and styles. Aside from dancing, Swati is a Project Manager for Chicago Department of Public Health.
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COST
$15
WEEK 5
bolly-kathak
Rhea sharma
SUN DEC 10 @ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Rhea has been trained in Kathak for 9 years and graduated from curriculum after completing my Rangmanch Pravesh. She subsequently taught Kathak to 7-12 year olds for 2 years. Since then, she has been a member of Deeva, Northwestern University's all-female competitive Bollywood dance team, and was proud to serve as both the President and subsequent Captain. Rhea is very excited to bring her talent to the Chicago dance community!​
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COST
$15
WEEK 6
hiphop
ali rehmani
SUN DEC 17 @ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Ali has more than 11 years of dance experience, having worked as an assistant choreographer in addition to being at several dance organizations. He has also had the privilege of dancing alongside well-known Bollywood celebrities while on tour. Having placed first in several dance competitions, he’s now an official member of Fizaa, the premier Bollywood Fusion Dance Team at UIUC.​
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COST
$15