bergenPAC Performing Arts School to Offer Bollywood Dance Classes

bergenPAC Performing Arts School at bergenPAC announces Indian Cultural Classes: Bollywood Dance. Classes are held on Mondays, beginning February 1 and continue weekly through June 13, 2016. Classes will take place at the bergenPAC Black Box Theater located at 38 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ. For More information: The Performing Arts School, education@bergenpac.org, 201.482.8194 or www.bergenpac.org/education/cultural-initiative.

Class Schedule:

4:30-5:30 (6-9 years)

5:30-6:30 (10-12 years)

6:30-7:30 (13-18 years)

7:30-8:30 (Adult)

The classes are 45 minutes of high-energy dance that will give dancers the opportunity to shine as they learn Bollywood dance. The classes are fun and upbeat class which lets children explore Indian music, rhythms and movement with lots of spins, turns, jumps and shimmy.

There are 5 essential elements for Bollywood dance, which will be covered in these classes:

1. Timing & Rhythm

2. Energy & Enthusiasm

3. Stamina

4. Sharp classical hand and feet gestures

5. Controlled and expressive movements

The Indian cultural classes at bergenPAC, compliment the Indian Cultural Initiative at bergenPAC under the guidance of bergenPAC Board Trustee, Dr. Hetal Gor. The classes will be taught by Award Winning Bollywood Choreographer Sonalee Vyas-Jani. "This is an amazing opportunity to connect with Bergen PAC. I am also very excited to share my expertise and passion for Indian Bollywood Dancing and provide classes which are going to be unique and energetic with worldwide choreography. With a full ensemble of instructors, we are ready to take Bergen PAC by storm and provide the best Bollywood Dancing ever seen in Englewood," said Vyas-Jani.

Sonalee Vyas is the founder of the Sonalee Vyas Dance Company. With over 15 years of dancing experience, Sonalee Vyas has one of the most respected professional dance training schools in the Tri-State Area. The Indian-born choreographer has pushed the boundaries of performance dance by incorporating the technical elements of various world dances for further inspiration in Indian choreography. She presents her audiences with an exciting and emotional blend of Bollywood, traditional and modern, molded into a style of choreography that is both eloquent and explosive. Her movement provokes, inspires and entertains audiences with its unique blend of music, dance and narrative styles.

About The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC

The Education program at bergenPAC features a series of classes, school residencies, workshops, live performances, student productions and ensemble groups in the performing arts for students ages 2 1/2 months to 21 years old.

The program provides students with unique and "hands-on" arts training by industry professionals that allow them to gain real world experience and enhance academic achievement through the arts. bergenPAC's arts education initiatives occur on-site at our new Performing Arts School building at 1 Depot Square, Englewood, NJ or off-site at other schools. The school reaches more than 30,000 students annually.

The Performing Arts School offers basic and professional level performing arts classes and ensemble groups and productions in theater, dance, and music for students of all ages as well as students with special needs. The school also offers beyond bergenPAC, a school Partnership Program with school districts throughout the area.

To enroll now or for more information contact 201.503.8326 or education@bergenpac.org or www.bergenpac.org/education

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