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Heroes of Bollywood: How This Dancer Fulfilled His Dream of Making SRK Dance To his Tunes!
How This Dancer Fulfilled His Dream of Making SRK Dance To his Tunes!
Apart from good looks, if there is one requisite that is needed for that ticket to Bollywood, then it surely is a person's ability to dance. But getting into Bollywood as a background dancer isn't an easy task. Though there are currently many dance shows that let you inside the glamour world, 15 years back there was no easy route. You had to slog to learn various dance forms and then effortlessly perform to get that one chance. Himanshu Parihar, who started his journey as a backstage helper with renowned choreographer Ganesh Hegde, today is an assistant choreographer to many biggies in tinsel town.
From nurturing a dream of dancing with superstar Shah Rukh Khan to today, teaching him dance, Himanshu has indeed come a long way. He shares his journey exclusively with us for our new section Heroes of Bollywood. Read on...
I have always loved and enjoyed dancing since childhood. When I was 6 years old, I used to participate in various programs and also dance at many parties. That is when one of my relatives noticed me and advised my parents that they should take me to Mumbai. I hail from Agra and I completed my studies there before pursuing my 'dance' dreams.
When I was 16 years old, I came down to Mumbai and enrolled myself at Shiamak Davar's class. I was in the beginners batch initially and learnt dance forms. I used to practice for hours together to get the moves right. Then in Shiamak, I was selected for the special edition classes, which made me get into the advance class.
That is when Shiamak sir took notice of me and I got selected as a dancer for his shows. My first show happened in Amby Valley, Lonavala. After that, I used to be one of the dancers in many awards shows too. I was juggling between shows and the classes for a while and then felt that I was getting stagnated. I wanted to learn more dance forms and hence decided to quit Shiamak and joined Ganesh Hegde.
There I gave my audition but got rejected. I was surprised initially. The reason for the rejection was that the dance styles of both the choreographers are different. I was disheartened, so I went back to Agra. Within 3 months of going back, I again got a call from Ganesh Hegde's classes for the auditions. I got excited and returned to Mumbai. I gave the audition and met Ganesh Hegde. He explained to me that the dance style was different but he liked my body's flexibility. He asked if I would be willing to learn Hip Hop, Bollywood, etc. I assured him that I will put in hard work and will learn it. I used to stand behind their dance
