INTRODUCTION TO BOLLYWOOD THRILLER
Dance Class w/ Brittany
Tuesdays 7:30pm, Beginner Level, All Ages
This October, join the lead dancer of Jai Ho! Dance Troupe, Brittany Newton – IF YOU DARE! – for an introductory level class TO DIE FOR!
Let’s get spooky and learn the BOLLYWOOD THRILLER!
Every Tuesday in October
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dance with Joy Studios
$15 Drop-in
Bollywood Thriller is a fusion choreography & a killer Jai Ho! Dance Party theme.
CONCEPT:
Imagine an Indian wedding gone awry as the joyful celebration takes a turn for the worst with a blast that transforms all attendees into zombies, smack in the middle of the rituals! This is the dropback on which choreographer & DJ Prashant set the Bollywood Thriller dance with help from Jai Ho! Dance Troupe lead Bollywood with Brittany. What started in 2011 as a performance to a musical mashup of a Bollywood wedding song & Michael Jackson’s Thriller has transformed into a sub-culture over the years.
Come learn the eclectic Bollywood Thriller choreography – with opportunities to join Prashant and Brittany in performances around the Portland area leading up to & on Halloween!
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About Brittany Newton – Jai Ho Dance Troupe:
Brittany brings a wealth of experience to Dance With Joy Studios having spent almost 9 years learning Bollywood from & performing alongside DJ Prashant across the United States.
Since the beginning of her formal training in ballet, tap, and jazz at the age of eight, Brittany has channeled her passion for dance into numerous art forms. She has taught children’s classes, choreographed musicals, competed on dance teams, and even won a pageant.
Brittany holds an academic minor in Dance from Portland State University. Within the Creative Dance Sequence, she honed her skills by choreographing and performing in four of the dance department’s showcases and one of the music department’s operas. In her first year at PSU she fell in love with Bollywood and Bhangra after attending a workshop taught by Prashant Kakad.
As the lead dancer of the Jai Ho! Dance Troupe, Brittany has performed & taught Bollywood dance nearly nine years, capturing the character-driven nature of Bollywood music through her elegance & charisma. She most recently starred in the narrative dance musical “A Bollywood Dream” at the Hult Center in Eugene and The Armory in Portland.