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BollyJazz with Pooja Uberoi
We are excited to announce the free classes we are hosting in the next couple of weeks.
Please consider making a donation for our festival, which will provide free virtual classes, happening on June 11-20, 2020.
Below are our upcoming classes. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the class.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 6:30-7:30pm EST
BollyJazz with Pooja Uberoi
Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 6:30-7:30pm EST
Dancehall with Yaminah Legohn
Details on the instructors and classes:
Bio: Pooja Uberoi is the founder and owner of the Artistic Dance Company IKIGAI USA which operates in the U.S. and India. Pooja is a trained Jazz and Bollywood dancer and teacher. Pooja is also a trained 200-hour Hatha yoga teacher from Bangalore, India and currently teaches at the Indian Embassy in New York. Pooja Uberoi is also the Producer for NYC Dance Week and founder of Funkar – a NYC10 initiative. She has more than 13 years of experience as a dancer and teacher in Jazz schools in India, the Bollywood Film industry in Mumbai, India and New York City. She was a Board member and Head of a National Dance school in India before moving to New York City. Pooja has choreographed for many movies, musical theatre shows and the famous Sesame Street in India.
Class Description: Bollywood Dance is a mix of dance styles performed in Bollywood films, including traditional Indian styles of Bharatanatyam, Kathak, folk styles, and modern Jazz, Hip-Hop or Belly Dance. Jazz gives a dancer form and style while Bollywood allows you to experience and open up the body in a fun way. Equal parts dance and fitness!
Bio: Yaminah Legohn is an artistic director, producer, choreographer, motivational speaker, professional dancer, host and dance educator with over 1.7 Million views on YouTube.
Ms. Legohn and her work has been featured in Dance Mogul Magazine, Dance Spirit Magazine, YV Magazine and Paper Magazine.
She has worked with artists such as Shakira, Nick Cannon, Sean Paul, N.E.R.D., Lil Wayne, B.o.B., Black Coffee, Tony Toni Toné, and appeared on film/TV/stage/festivals and commercials such as FAME, MTV’s “Non Stop Summer”, Disney’s “Phineas & Ferb,” and “So Random,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “BET’s “F In Fabulous,” BET’s “The Mo’Nique Show,” The Oxygen Channel’s “Hair Battle Spectacular 2,” The Apollo, House Of Yes, AfroPunk, One Africa Music Fest, and World Of Dance.
As CEO and founder of Art of Legohn, LLC, a multimedia arts and entertainment company that specializes in dance, music and visual arts, she was able to create and produce her sold out and sizzling entertaining show, Red Light Special: A Night Of Urban Burlesque® and vibrant cultural event, Dancehall Battle NYC®.
Ms. Legohn is a NAACP Speech Award Winner and holds a BA degree in Speech Communications & Dance with an emphasis in choreography and organization from San Francisco State University.
Class Description: Dancehall is a unique and expressive style created within Jamaican culture. Derived from Reggae music, this style has it’s own culture and dances that have been created by individuals and dance crews from Jamaica and around the world. This specific style became known in the mid to late 80s and has become popular ever since.
In this class students learn the history of Dancehall culture as they learn classic dances (old Skool, mid and new) and a choreographed routine to a hot tune. Through learning these energetic and fun dance, students will become stronger, more knowledgeable and dynamic dancers.