Surat’s dynamic dancers from the Utkarsh Dance Academy LLP, and Nrityanjali, under the guidance of Behnaz S. Todiwala and Payal Bhatt performed at Mumbai’s eminent Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2020, on 1st February, 2020. Twenty spirited performers wonderfully showcased the Indian culture and traditions by performing on Indian folk dances like Kalbelia – the gypsy dance from Rajasthan, Haryanvi – a feminine dance from Haryana and Dangi – based on the Adivasi regions of local Dang region of Gujarat.
These high energy dances performed on live music received great applause by the audiences and dignitaries including Dr. Tushar Guha and Darshanaben Zaveri. Speaking to Parsi Times, Behnaz Todiwala said, “It is a great honour for the performers of Utkarsh Dance Academy to have been invited for the third time to perform at this mega cultural event, which draws in crowds from all over! I’m thankful to the KGAF curator, Dr. Anonna Guha and her excellent and dedicated team for the opportunity and for giving Mumbaikars this brilliant exhibition, year after year!”
Based in Surat, Behnaz Todiwala is the Art Director and Founder of the globally renowned Utkarsh Dance Academy LLP, an ISO 9001:2015 certified and government registered dance academy, dedicated to preserving India’s cultural heritage through Classical and Indian Folk dances, for the past 25 years. Having trained over 5,000 students across its four thriving branches in Surat City, it is recognized as India’s premier institution for learning Indian Classical Dance, Bharatnatyam, Folk Dances and Bollywood Dances. Utkarsh Dance Academy is an active member of ‘CIOFF’ India and ‘European Association of Folklore Festivals (EAFF), both official partners of UNESCO, with over a thousand of its students having participated in numerous international youth and folk dance festivals in countries like Spain, Italy, China, Malaysia, Austria, France, Belgium, Greece, Korea, Taiwan, USA, Canada, Portugal and Switzerland.
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