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Sarina Jains Masala Bhangra workout combines Indian dance moves with vigorous exercise
In the midst of a grand stage,with twinkling stars dangling along blue curtains in the background,Sarina Jain is immersed in practice with her team of dancers. As soon as Punjabi rocker Jassis song,Masala bhangra,begins to play,Jain starts her complicated routine,twirling her arms and moving to the fast beats. Over the next 12 hours,the dance or rather exercise reaches an energetic tempo for a special one-hour video,to mark the 10th anniversary of the Masala Bhangra Workout,an exercise programme that Jain teaches in gyms in the US.
Bhangra is happy and celebratory and its beats are infectious, says the New York-based Jain,a certified fitness professional whos trained over 100 instructors in the US itself on the benefits of bhangra as workout. You can burn over 650 calories per hour,improve cardiac endurance and tone up, claims Jain.
As she completes the shoot of her first bhangra video in Mumbais Film City,Jain recalls her unusual foray into bhangra 10 years ago and how she converted her love for dance and exercise into a lucrative profession. I love to dance to Indian music. Americans are very fitness-conscious and they like to have fun working out so I just combined the two, she smiles. Incidentally,95 per cent of her clients are not Indians.
Jain visits India twice a year to teach at gyms here. Last August,she held a workshop at Fitness First in Delhi and this month,shes in Mumbai teaching. In the future it seems bhangra will permeate Japan and Belgium as well,where Jain is working on tie-ups.
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