Bollywood West: Description of Bollywood Dance classes

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Bollywood & Indian Fusion Dance

Bollywood Dance is a modern cultural dance style that has evolved, and continues to evolve, over 100+ years. Song and dance are integral to the daily lives of our people—whether for religious or devotional purposes, celebrations and festivals, holidays or weddings. So much of our culture is marked in the rich variety of historical and contemporary dance styles. The term “bollywood dance” is commonly used to encompass semi-classical, regional, folk, bhangra, and everything in between—up to westernized contemporary bollywood dance.

AP photo (Dave Zalubowski)

Each Bollywood West dance class offers an aerobic, injury-preventative warm-up of body isolations and light cardio, integrated with stretching and preparatory technical exercises for indian dance movement. Following warm-up, students will learn choreography to popular Bollywood songs or Bhangra and Indi-Pop chart-toppers, progressing over several classes. Our contemporary Bollywood dance style is a fusion of traditional and folk dances, bhangra, classical Indian dance styles—like Kathak, Odissi, and Bharatanatyam, and western influences—jazz, hip hop, salsa, folklorico, afro-caribbean and modern dance. Every few classes we will learn a new song, ranging from folk or semi-classical style to the latest high-production bollywood blockbusters.

Photo: Steve Larson, Fine Print

We recommend students bring a bottle of water to class. Comfortable and appropriate active/exercise attire suggested. You may dance in non-marking sneakers, jazz shoes, dansneakers, or barefoot, as you find most comfortable.

Our classes are fun, casual, and informal. Feel free to ask questions anytime, sing along, or dress in Indian attire—whatever will help you get in the mood and have a great time!

Our Bollywood classes are offered at both the beginner and advanced-beginner skill level, within the same class. Some prior dance experience, vocabulary or knowledge is helpful, though not required.

We’re sorry, but single classes or drop-ins are not available. Please view our FAQ page for a more in-depth explanation of this policy.

Class Schedule & Locations

Advanced registration is required for all Bollywood West classes. Register online here or email us to check availability and class start dates first.

Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Beginning/Adv. Beginner Bollywood 6:15-7:15pm Open Studio DENVER	Beginning/Adv. Beginner Bollywood 6:15-7:15pm Pearl St. Studios BOULDER	Beginning/Adv. Beginner Bollywood 7-8pm Open Studio DENVER	Intermediate/ Advanced Bollywood 6:30-8:30pm By invitation and/or audition only
Beginning/Adv. Beginner Bollywood 7:15-8:15pm Open Studio DENVER

Locations:

Tuesday & Thursday: Open Studio, 75 S. Cherokee St., Denver (just off Broadway/Alameda)

Wednesday: Pearl Street Studios, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder
(behind Snarf's) Parking Information

Class Rates

four 1-hour classes	$50
ten 1-hour classes	$115
twenty 1-hour classes	$210
Class packages are valid 6 months from date of purchase

All students must pay a one-time registration and materials fee of $15.

Advanced registration is required for all classes; drop-in and one-time classes are not available. For further explanation about drop-in or trial classes, see our FAQ page.

Payment may be made via check, in studio. We do NOT accept credit cards at the studio; to pay by credit card, click here. Credit card payments must be made by 4pm (MST) on the day of class. Cash payments are not accepted, sorry.

Advance registration is required for all Bollywood West classes, so please contact us today -- class space is limited!