To the audience, dance crews may look cool and hip — people who mesmerise viewers with their smooth and synced moves. But while it sounds like every dancer’s dream, dancer Akshay Panchal knows the hardships that crews face in reality. Hence, he has attempted to bring together a platform that not only gives dancers across the country an opportunity to showcase their prowess, but also backs them financially to meet their goals.

A dancer and member of the now-disbanded dance crew 13.13, Panchal has been curating the idea of Greatest of All Time, a country-wide dance championship, since 2019. “The challenges that my group and I faced at national and international competitions were mostly related to funding. So, we have decided on the cash prize for the winning teams of this event, keeping in mind their personal and crew expenses, and the financial support they would require for the future,” he reveals.