Course Description:
The Introduction to Bollywood is a an 8-week crash course into the various styles of dances used in Bollywood films throughout the years. We will cover with more care and attention styles and technique each 2 weeks i.e.- Semi-classical for first 2 weeks, then Commercial styles for the next 2 weeks, more filmy styles such of the late 90’s early 2000’s following 2 weeks and etc. This is a great course if you are prepping up for a wedding and want to learn some new moves or a special routine with more time or you want to try a new dance style or you just want to try something fun with a colleague, pal, a special someone or your Aunty. As always I will be biased in saying this but Bollywood dancing is also just a great way to burn off some calories whilst embracing that joy and emotion of being a Movie Star!
Biography:
Raimu Itfum is a multi- disciplinary artist with a main artistic focus within film, theatre and audio work; predominantly as a writer, director, producer and performer. He has an extensive movement direction/ choreographic portfolio with a background in being a faculty teacher for Danceworks London, Pineapple Dance Studios and Base Dance Studios teaching styles such as Bollywood, Bhangra, Contemporary, Commercial and Street Dance to name a few His choreographic credits include: Jiggy x Bhangra at Traflagar Square (2024), Brown Girls Noise (2023), What’s Love Got to do with it (2023), Port Magazine (2023) and Diwali at Trafalgar Square (2018). As a performer he recently starred as ‘Varun’ in The Musical ‘Bhangra Nation’ at Birmingham Rep in 2024 and other credits include: Aladin, The Eternals, Fame- The Musical, Levis, Tui, Ikea, Nio Cocktails, Hotel Du Chocolat, Oliver Awards ’15, Strictly Come Dancing, Adidas, X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
Alongside that he produces a weekly Life & Culture podcast called ‘Chai with Rai’ diving into mindset and business of being a creative whilst sipping and spilling some Hot (Garam) Chai. Check it out and see if you spot any familiar faces. It’s available to stream now Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Youtube Music, iHeart Radio and all major streaming platforms.
Teaching Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
