HONEY KALARIA, choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance, has announced a Bollywood Dance Championships for April and May in London, with the winner handed £30,000 worth of expert tuition and likely roles in major film and stage productions.
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“The idea is to encourage people from all dance genres and cultural backgrounds to participate and compete: Indian Classical to Bhangra; Salsa to Belly dancing, right through to Hip Hop and Street,” said Kalaria.
Kalaria’s own dance school, Honey’s Dance Academy, is behind the X Factor-style talent search, along with the Desirata website, on whose pages details of how to enter can be found.
The first set of auditions takes place at St Giles Hotel, just off Tottenham Court Road, on Sunday 17 April. Dancers who get past the judges at that hurdle then face area heats in May, with the finals going ahead later in the year.
The competition will be split into four age categories: 4-7 years; 8-12 years; 13-17 years; and 18 and over.
