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From the World Economic Forum to the Common Wealth Games, Shiamak Davar is elated at the recognition his dance form has got
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I prefe r reaching out to people and this is my way of giving back
HAVE FEET, WILL DANCE Shiamak with one of his young students
Dance is what Shiamak Davar believes in.
He is ready to go any length to put a smile on people's faces through his art form.
He says in a recent interview, "As a choreographer, I can work for 25 Hindi films and make tonnes of money.
But I prefer reaching out to people. God has given me so much. This is my way of giving back." Shiamak's school has been training mentally challenged children as well as HIV patients.
Shiamak's roster has been filled with national and international projects for the last one year.
First came the performance at the World Economic Forum at Davos followed by the Common Wealth Games at Melbourne.
In both these projects, what was beautiful was the Indian Government recognising my form of dance and giving me the opportunity to showcase Indo-Jazz on an international platform, says Shiamak.
He pauses and then adds, "I don't mean to blow my own trumpet. But these projects have been significant. In normal cases, the Government would have chosen classical dancers. But the authorities told me that they wanted my group to perform because the art form represents modern India. All these years, I've combined the best elements of Indian classical and western styles in my own way. This has worked in the West and people didn't rubbish Indo-Jazz as a frivolous act."
Shiamak is keen on expanding the Shiamak Davar Institute of Performing Arts to newer centres like Chennai.
Though Shiamak has stayed away from getting too involved in Bollywood, he is open to giving it a shot once in a while.
If Dil To Pagal Hai fetched him a national award, the Bachchans got a taste of his Indo-Jazz in Bunty Aur Babli.
Now, Shiamak is choreographing Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom II. "Hrithik is an amazing dancer and always hungry to try something new. It's wonderful to work with him," he says.
Ask him why he is one of Yash Raj Films' favourite choreographers and Shiamak grins, "I don't know. They've always given me quality work, so I've obliged."
He says, "I will also be choreographing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya. I don't know if Sanjay wants me to do all the songs or select numbers. We are still talking about it."
SANGEETHA DEVI. K
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