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27th Jul 2013
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Akshay Sharma | Photo: Deepak Chauhan
hose, who thought learning ballet was not possible in Chandigarh, have a reason to celebrate as The Engine Room, a high-tech dance training facility in sector-8, offers top-of-the-line training in the elegant dance form.
Brainchild of Puneet Jewandah and Kritika Sharma, The Engine Room aims at providing expert training to dance enthusiasts. Jewndah says, "In the dearth of professional training institutes people had to go to Delhi or Mumbai to learn various dance forms including ballet and ballroom which are difficult dance forms. Our aim behind starting this venture was to give a platform to people who want to learn dance religiously."
Step wise programmes have been designed for trainees where basics will be taught at the first level for about a month, followed by an intermediate level training for next few months and concluding with the last level, the final capsule.
"Salsa, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, belly dancing, street jazz, bhangra and Bollywood classes have already started and now we have become a dance institute that offers authentic ballet and ballroom training. This is not the only feature that attracts people; we also offer power yoga, bhangra aerobics and zumba to fitness enthusiasts," adds Kritika. 24-year-old versatile ballet and ballroom trainer and expert Akshay Sharma has been roped in to teach forms like cha-cha, waltz and tango.
Sharma tells Guardian20, "After better exposure in ballet training in Delhi it's a homecoming for me after four years. I am happy that enthusiasts from Chandigarh will be able to benefit from the programme, especially those who are dedicated to learn. "
"I want to begin with some basics like explaining the difference between belly and ballet dancing. Anyone can pick up the nuances of ballet but it is worth mentioning here that this is an extremely technical dance form. Though anybody can learn ballet but there can be injuries if alertness is subsided. It is however advised that a person should be fit to learn the dance," adds Sharma.
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