I performed at the Pan Am Games 2015 Opening Ceremonies!

What an unreal experience performing for the Pan Am Games 2015 opening ceremonies! I had the opportunity to dance and choreograph a bit of our little Bollywood section in the Pow Wow Carnival scene and after months of rehearsal, we finally performed in front of a full house at the Rogers Centre and the world! I feel so lucky to have been part of the Cirque du Soleil family and the Pow Wow dancers - such an amazing group who put their hearts into this scene to make it the spectacle it was. Pictures below!

New choreography video: Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan

My latest choreography video is finally here! I had so much fun choreographing this and dancing with the beautiful and talented Krystal Kiran (@krystalkiran). We met on set of The Love Guru in 2008 and I can't believe it's taken us this long to do something together! 

The video was shot and edited by Safira Halani (@safirahalani) who, over the last few months, has quickly become my good friend and someone I can share all my creative ideas with - she just makes them come to life.

Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe on YouTube and as always, stay tuned for more :)

UPDATE: Vote for this video on Bollyshake's July contest here 

The Aattam 2015 rundown from your Fusion Judge!

Last weekend I got the opportunity to judge the Aattam 2015 dance competition! Thanks to the Aattam team for having me, and congratulations to all the teams for putting on an amazing show.

I've been asked for a breakdown by a few teams so I'll tell you what I looked for in particular: The Fusion style was broken down into different categories - the most significant contributors to overall score being choreography and coordination. For the Fusion section, I looked for the basics in technique, but what really stood out to me was unique choreography and dancers that really FELT the choreography in execution.  

As an ending note, I have to give a special shout out to the UTSC Assassinz for winning best fusion!

Pan Am Games 2015 Opening Ceremonies

So excited to be part of the opening ceremonies for the 2015 Pan Am games in Toronto! Check out a sneak peek of the show below, and stay tuned for more!

My first Bollywood Master Class!

I held my first Bollywood Master Class this past weekend in Toronto and these dancers KILLED my choreo! I held this class for charity and we raised over $250 for Save the Children, a Nepal earthquake relief fund.

I'm also happy to announce that my next Master Class will be held on July 12, 2015 in Toronto. Sign-up here.

Summer Beginner/Intermediate Classes

Come learn some Bollywood dance with me - I'll be teaching at Joy of Dance studios this summer!

My Beginner/Intermediate Bollywood class is every Wednesday at 7:30pm by drop-in or class package.

I'll also be hosting a Master Class on May 31 4pm-6pm for intermediate/advanced Bollywood. Sign-up for the Master Class here.

Hope to see you all there!

Schulich School of Business Formal 2015

As some of you may know, I have been in the process of completing my MBA at the Schulich School of Business for the last two years. My time at Schulich has been one of the most invaluable experiences of my life - I have met the most amazing people who have both inspired and challenged me every day. Through my time at Schulich I learned that pursuing both my professional career along with my dance career isn't something I should have been trying to actively separate as I have in the past. Rather, it's what makes me different, and what allows me to think from a creative standpoint when it comes to business strategy. The Schulich formal this year will mark the end of my time there, but I'll be taking away with me some amazing memories along with an MBA degree! 

Oh yeah, I'll also be performing :) 

Watch my latest Raptors half-time show performance!

Even though this was my fifth Raptors half-time show, it's always such a surreal experience! This time we performed back-up for Sunny Brown and Dres (from hip hop duo Black Sheep). Happy Vaisakhi everyone! 
 

Let's Go Raptors!

Tomorrow will be the FIFTH time I'm performing for the Raptors half-time show! This time will feature amazing choreography by my friend Rohit Rumpal. Come out and watch! :)

Toronto Raptors annual Vaisakhi celebrations

In honour of the upcoming annual Vaisakhi Raptors game presented by Nav Bhatia! 

The Toronto Raptors think we're Vine-Worthy!

Six seconds of the 2014 Diwali halftime show for the Toronto Raptors by Broken Dance!

The We Day 2014 video is out now on Much Music!

I'm so proud to have been featured in the dance video for We Day 2014! Learn the dance here!