Dancing Prince

Dancer-choreographer Prince Gupta of Dance India Dance fame,was in the city recently along with contestants of DID Super Moms — Radhika Das,Manjula Roy Choudhury and Shivangi Vajpayee. Popular as the “prince” of the locking and popping moves,Gupta spoke about his experience choreographing dance routines. “When I was a contestant four years ago,my performance was the only source of tension but now,as a mentor,the tension doubles while watching my contestant perform on stage,” he says.

He went on to explain how difficult it was to choreograph for mothers,many of who face health problems. However,the participants’ enthusiasm to perform stunts,including aerial acts,though dancing had taken a backseat for them after they had children,bewildered him. When asked,Gupta mentioned he does not have any intention of joining the film industry as an actor. “I want to stick to dancing,choreographing shows and being known as a performer,” he says.

Learning From Experts

Ayatana Gallery is conducting a series of short creative workshop titled “Monsoon Magic” for busy professionals. The workshop will enable them to learn from well-known art masters such as Milind Mulick,Ajay Deshpande,Manjiri More and Aditya Shirke. The workshop started on August 1 and will continue till September 13. Sessions are conducted twice a week and one can learn to use and handle mediums such as water,acrylic,oil colours and soft pastels.