Shehnaaz Dance Academy and its Spring Recital 2018 participants were recognized and commended by Jersey City Council on May 9th, 2018, a day which will forever be etched in SDA's history.
Read MoreA beautiful and colorful Holi themed performance by Shehnaaz Dance Academy at the Art and the Holi event hosted by Maria Arts and the Barrow Mansion.
Read MoreShehnaaz Dance Academy's Appearance at the Hoboken Family Alliance Cabin Fever Festival 2018 was a huge success!
Read MoreShehnaaz Dance Academy's students performed beautifully in front of a full house at the first ever Winter Recital on December 16, 2017 at the Barrow Mansion.
Read MoreShehnaaz Dance Academy had a fun Halloween celebrating with our students and the community this year.
Read MoreDiwali Celebration at PS16 showcased talents by our students as well as Shehnaaz Jagasia herself.
Read MoreBeautiful Diwali Dhoom Event Performances by Shehnaaz Dance Academy's students.
Read MoreShehnaaz Dance Academy's BollyHIIT Ladies first dance performance was amazing!
Read MoreShehnaaz Dance Academy students let their patriotic spirit shine at multiple Indian Independence Day Celebrations in Jersey City!
Read MoreWith Indian Independence Day approaching in August, our summer sessions focused on patriotic songs. A mix of dandiya, bollywood flair and some classical made for a fun summer!
Read MoreLast night was our final adult BollyDance pop up for the summer. It was a fabulous session, packed with high-energy music, routines and wonderfully receptive students.
We are so glad we switched all the routines up yesterday - the workout, the choreography; it all fit in beautifully with our plan to up the game this week. We introduced Masala Bhangra, Jazz and Hip Hop to our patrons. The routine was a perfect balance of a workout with 3 cardio songs followed by a four minute Abs and Glutes crusher. The Ab workout was very well received and is sure to become a staple in our future sessions.
Our choreography was a competitive, partner driven sequence which provided a fun element to the session apart from a learning aspect and calorie burner, all rolled into one. The class ended on a very high note with the rave reviews and positive feedback, opening up the dialogue for weekly Bollywood Total Body Workout sessions starting fall 2017.
I attended my first workshop, a Lego session, at York Street project on a Tuesday morning in spring. I was very impressed by organizer Katie Moore's efforts to raise awareness and funds for the York Street Project while supporting children's development, diversity, and building a sense of community in downtown Jersey City. It made me want to help in my own little way. And that was the birth of our Bollywood movement and dance sessions at the York Street project.
Held typically every 3rd Tuesday each month, the sessions are geared for children aged six months to six years accompanied by their parents and caregivers. Our latest session on June 20th was well attended and had something for everyone including the adults! We kick things off with a warm up routine getting the kids comfortable moving to Bollywood beats. Following a few dances, the children are invited to take a break with Hindi poetry and English nursery rhymes. We do a routine with the caregivers and parents inviting them to follow along to the Bollywood song. Our session evolved into the different attendees sharing poetry from their cultures eliciting big smiles all around. It was wonderful to see the diversity of our community coming together in such a wonderful way.
We hope you will join us for our next workshop and help support our efforts in giving back!
A high-energy workout with a surprise choreographed dance song, our Adults Bolly Dance class proved to be a fun evening for all! Don't miss our next one!
Read MoreWhat an amazing performance by Shehnaaz Dance Academy students! Check out the amazing pics captured by Priya Nallathambi.
Read MoreShehnaaz Dance Academy students' high energy performance was a crowd pleaser at Performing Arts Workshop Year End Showcase!
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