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Erasing Borders 2009: Festival of Indian Dance
Rujuta Vaidya (Bollywood) |
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Rujuta is a highly accredited and globallyrecognized Bollywood-style choreographer. With choreography credits that include the Jai Ho and Wall E performances for the Oscars (81st Annual Academy Awards), Britney Spears` The Circus tour and Disney’s Cheetah Girls 3 - One World, Ruj has emerged as a leading influence in the world of contemporary Bollywood dance. She has also released a Hip Hop - Bollywood dance workout video called BYou2, collaborating with Sabrina Bryan (from the Cheetah Girls series) on a dance instructional video for young girls that blends eastern and western styles. While her training includes a study in the classical forms of Indian dance such as Kathak and Bharatnatyam, Ruj has fine tuned her skills under the tutelage of famed Hip Hop choreographer Fatima Robinson (choreographer for Michael Jackson, Prince, Fergie, and Rhianna) and the legendary Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan (Tezaab, Mr. India, Devdas, Taare Zameen Par, etc) to develop her own spin on Bollywood dance. Rujuta has been working in the Bollywood industry for 10 years and has worked on many films such as Tara Rum Pum, Jaaneman, Rocky, and the PBS movie Cosmopolitan. She has also choreographed for many pop artists such as RDB and Sukhbir. www.byou.com |
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