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What
is Bollywood Dancing? |
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It's
one of the hottest dances around and the
basis of all those great Bollywood Classic
Movies. The dances incorporate a fusion
of both Eastern and Western choreography
- and learning Bollywood Dancing seriously,
can transform you into quite a versatile
dancer.
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What
is Bhangra Dancing? |
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Bhangra
dancing on the other hand is a high impact
Indian folk dance form that has become
really popular, here in the UK. Bhangra
is very energetic and if you keep it up,
will make you really fit.
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How
can you become an excellent Bollywood dancer? |
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You
need to become an extremely versatile
dancer. In Bollywood dancing, you need
to be able to dance in both Eastern and
Western styles together with using facial
expressions.
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What
are the key ingredients I need to include
in Bollywood dancing?
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To
become an outstanding Bollywood dancer,
you need 5 essential ingredients:
1.
Timing & Rhythm
2. Energy
3. Smiles
4. Clean
classical hand gestures
5. Sharp,
controlled and expressive movements
Together
with this, you need to add a graceful
and sensual style and use of full body
movement.
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How
is Bhangra dance different from Bollywood
dance? |
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Bhangra
is an Indian folk dance and is one of
the dance styles incorporated in Bollywood
dance.
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What
Bollywood films would you recommend I
should watch to get an in-depth experience
of music, dance and acting within Indian
cinema?
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There
are numerous films that can be studied
ranging from olden day classics such as
Narrang and Amrapali, other action orientated
moves such as Sholay and Deewar tight
through to the latest musicals such as
Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Taal and Devdas.
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I
am a complete beginner. Do you think I
can learn Bhangra or Bollywood dance?
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Of
course you can. It's like touching your
toes. At first it is difficult to bend
all the way down but with practice and
repetition you will be bale to touch your
toes with ease. My advice is just start,
I promise you that with persistence you
will become a great dancer. Some people
progress quicker than others but everyone
shows progress with regular training.
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What
if I want to enrol on one of your courses
at one of your venues?
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We
teach courses in Bollywood, Bhangra, Kathak
and Acting & Dance. For more information
click here
If you would like to hold regular classes
anywhere in London or it's surrounding
areas, which is near your home then you
can get a group of people together and
we can send a teacher to take the classes.
Alternatively you can contact our head
office on 020 8590 8050 or email us at
info@honeysdanceacademy.com
to hold a one day / weekend workshop for
a group of participants. We can travel
anywhere for this (within the UK or abroad).
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What
is the difference between Bollywood music
and Bhangra music?
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Bollywood
music are songs / tracks from a particular
Indian film. Normally playback singers
would sing to these songs and actors would
mime and act along to the words, when
picturing the song / dances.
However,
Bhangra music can be performed by Bhangra
bands (like pop groups). Many British
Asian Bhangra bands play regularly at
nightclubs, events and various functions.
Traditionally, the music has prominent
dhol beats although nowadays this tends
to be mixed with hip-hop, garage and
R & B.
Many
nightclubs attended by regular British
Asian Club goers will play Bhangra Music.
Bhangra dancing is regularly performed
at these events. Bollywood dancing is
mainly performed by amateurs or professional
dancers at concerts and in films / pop
videos.
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