Bollywood Awakening

Shifting gears, this season of Dead Singers Dance Society (DSDS) departs western pop culture and dives into the world of Bollywood. In this four week course you will learn an achievable Bollywood routine that you can bust out with your friends, at parties or in the kitchen.

Some of you will remember the last dance number of our 2018 sell-out show 'In Your Blood' - a giant feel-good Bollywood-esque number. The duo who choreographed, Madeleine Brown and Venaska Cheliah are teaming up again to create DSDS Bollywood Awakening. An added plus is that they are being joined by Ricky Borg and Jenelle Saunders, long-standing Tracks alumni and all round rock stars.

Don’t miss this, it's going to be so much fun!

Course will be held at Tracks Dance Studio. 
Class sizes are restricted - the same DSDS class (just offered twice!) so that we can spread out and be extra specially Covid-safe.

Monday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th August 2020

Class 1) 5:45-6:45pm

Class 2) 7:00-8:00pm

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We caught up with the team to talk Bollywood...

Maddy says “Bollywood Dance is so vibrant and energetic, it always brings a smile to my face when I watch/dance/teach it”. As a commercially trained dancer living and working in Darwin, Maddy explained her connection to Bollywood dance: “I lived in India for 6 months in 2017. I was based in Mumbai, and travelled frequently throughout the rest of the country with a prestigious Dance Company. I learnt from some of the best Indian Choreographers, Dancers and Stars. I've danced for the Indian Premier League, in music videos and Blockbuster Bollywood movies such as 'A Gentleman' and 'VIP 2'." 

Venaska Cheliah has a background in Bharatanatyam traditional Indian dance and has been performing in Tracks shows since 2011. This year she stepped up as Tracks youngest ever Chair! She told us about the dearly departed singers who have inspired this installment of DSDS. “Both Sridevi and Rishi Kapoor are Bollywood icons. Sridevi definitely fueled a fair few crushes and my uncle was one of those in love with her. She has been in many indian movies both in North India and South India.” 

Ricky Borg is a long-time Tracks alumni and told us “What I love about Bollywood is that it’s so over the top! Tracks' Bollywood Awakening is a fabulous community project, which includes anybody who wants to give dance a go.”

Bollywood Awakening Creative Team

Creative Director: Jessica Devereux

Project Producer and Co-teacher: Jenelle Saunders

Choreographers and Co-teachers: Madeleine Brown, Venaska Cheliah and Ricky Borg