America’s going through a jhatka revolution and the troupe leading it is Dhoonya Dance.
Post Slumdog Millionaire, America’s going through a jhatka revolution and the troupe leading it is Dhoonya Dance, with branches in New York and Washington DC, some 300 students, 15 instructors and multiplying. Dhoonya teaches Bollywood dance, performs at events, and uses filmi moves in fitness routines. At the YouthAids gala in 2007, they performed for Bono; in October Dhoonya was on The Oprah Show, where they had a surprise visit from Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan. Indian-American girls Kajal Mehta and Priya Pandya set it up in 2005, but this year’s been their best yet. “After the Oscars, we’ve had more students, and there are more Bollywood themed parties now… with Indian food and dance performances,” says Mehta.
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