REINVENTING BOLLYWOOD 👠 | #IfCitiesCouldDance #Shorts

Performing Bollywood routines — dance sequences that required strength and energy and stereotypical “maleness” — helped dancer @AmitPatelDanceProject
understand his own desire for self expression as a gay man.

“Naturally, being a lot more soft spoken [with] just a different kind of energy, I didn’t necessarily resonate with Bollywood after a time, especially after I started growing up into myself.”

He wanted more, specifically, to dance in heels to Bollywood music, but no one was offering that class. So he created his own. Now, when he teaches “Bollywood Heels,” a mixture of Kathak gestures (an Indian classical dance) and jazz dance, Patel takes great care to create a welcoming learning space for all his students, regardless of their gender expression or sexuality.

Watch the full episode here 👉 https://youtu.be/kJ9d5L-VRLQ

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