Navratri 2022: Learn garba and dandiya dance moves at these workshops in Mumbai

The Gujarati festival of dance is back on ground after two years If you want to learn authentic garba and dandiya moves or improve your basic game these classes are here to help If nothing these will ensure your dandiya donrsquot become weapons Hurry yoursquove got only a week to circle timehellipSagar Kotak Performing Arts StudioMotherson duo Meena and Sagar Kotak have been running their studio for three years Sagar who is a musician also has a career in dance and choreography spanning more than 10 years Meena has been a dancer choreographer and actress for more than 15 years and has been part of the dance show Boogie Woogie They combine their expertise and experience in their garbaexclusive workshops where you learn something new every daygtgtgtWHERE Studio No 2 Moti Mahal SionWHEN September 20 22 and 24 5 PM to 7 PMPRICE Rs 750CALL 9987296250Omkar Gujarati folk dance classesPrior to teaching authentic dandiya and garba through workshops Sumitra Mehta taught the Gujarati dance form in Kolkata A teacher for 40 years her class continued even throughout the pandemic thanks to Zoom If you are wondering how that works she divides each step into three easytopickup parts Multiple crash courses teaching basic and advanced techniques run simultaneously at the Omkar school taking in students aged six to 60 Mehta is open to customised and private sessions but for a minimum of eight people She also has a YouTube channel which hosts her tutorialsgtgtgtWHERE ZoomWHEN Daily 615 PM to 715 PMPRICE Rs 200 onwards per sessionCALL 9082421230Also read Navratri colours 2022 Here is the list of nine colours and its significanceSonis School of Garba DancePioneers in the field brothers Jigar and Surhad Soni are the first to have their dance school affiliated with the World Dance Council UNESCO Nationallevel gold medallists in folk dancing the duo began in Kandivli but are currently present in nine countries and 30 cities and have legit certificate courses with set syllabus Their new crash courses start this MondaygtgtgtWHERE Multiple locationsWHEN Monday onwards 8 PM to 9 PMPRICE Rs 2850CALL 9920187776Rangtaali garba classesAnchor choreographer and dancer Chirag Vithalani and his partner choreographer Preksha Sanghvi run Rangtaali garba classes Their focus is on two to threeday long workshops which offer basic and advanced techniques This year besides popular moves they will also teach 30second Bollywood garba choreography and set aside practise sessions for all the other garba and dandiya techniques gtgtgtWHERE 301E Recreate Spaces New Link road RTO Lane Andheri WestWHEN September 24 25 4 PM to 6 PMPRICE Rs 1100 per workshopCALL 8879831584Jhoom BarabarTwentythree year old Priyanshi Jain has been dancing since she was in Class X Apart from conducting garba classes the Kalyanbased choreographer who runs the Jhoom Barabar dance class does wedding and sangeet choreography Registration for advanced classes starts today so hurrymdashbut you must know the basics of garbagtgtgtWHERE TS Public School Hall Beturkar Pada Kalyan WestWHEN September 18 to 23 545 PM to 645 PMPRICE Rs 1200CALL 9833567130Vishrut Doshirsquos advanced garba classesA trained contemporary and jazz dancer Vishrut Doshi turned to choreography in 2019 He has choreographed garba sequences for Kinjal Dave a folk singer and actor from Gujarat and Darshan Raval a Gujaratbased musician He conducts garba classes and choreography workshops His advanced workshops run for days and he personally teaches only the advanced classes He encourages walkins and prior registration isnrsquot mandatory you can also choose to attend just one session to learn a particular step or techniquegtgtgtWHERE Sumeet Nagdev Dance Arts Studio Vile ParleWHEN MondayWednesdayFriday 8 PM to 9 PMPRICE Rs 550 per classCALL 8850803706Gurudev Natraj StudiosHardik Sampat and Charmi Shah started Gurudev Natraj Studios about six years ago Although they teach various dance forms like Bollywood hiphop jazz and kathak dandiyagarba are their specialities The duo also conducts exclusive oneonone sessionsgtgtgtWHERE Patel Chowk GhatkoparWHEN September 20 onwards 8 PM to 11 PM onehour batchesPRICE Rs 300 onwardsCALL 9664706339Also read When is Shardiya Navratri 2022 Date significance history and all you need to know