Kajra Re is a fun Bollywood Belly Dance Choreography. Think Slum dog Millionaire or Bollywood Musicals. Original Music by Gulzar, choreography by Vaibhavi Merchant. Super cute, expressive, and exotic. Bollywood style dances are fast and involve jumping, dropping and rapid arm movements. In this class students will learn the basics of typical Bollywood style dancing moves, including frequently used steps, hand gestures, and head and eye movements.
Attire
Skirt, loose workout clothes, thick socks or ballet slippers for footwear. Open to all Levels of students, including absolute beginners.
Salwah performing Indian Dance
History and Background Information on Bollywood and Bhangra dance
The term 'Bollywood' refers to India's film industry that is located in Mumbai (aka Bombay). Bollywood movies, like the old American musicals, feature big production numbers with lots of dancing and singing. The main plot of the movie is frequently interrupted when the main actors start to sing and dance, and everyone around them joins in. While Bollywood choreographies are based on classical Indian dances, including many regional folk dances, recent films are heavily influenced by modern dances such as hip hop and belly dance. Consequently, Bollywood dancing is the commercial name for modern Indian dancing. It evolved from combination of classical Indian dance and folk dancing such as Bhangra, and was merged with
Latino and Arabic/belly dance style moves. It's fun and very expressive.
Student group performing Kajra Re 2009
Student group performing Kajra Re 2009
Original Movie scene from Bunty Aur Babli, song Kajra Re with Aishwarya Rai
Our dance starts at 0:36 into the clip and is a shortened version.
