Three to tango

Desi dance shows are coming of age it seems — trying out everything they can to differentiate.

Desi dance shows are coming of age it seems — trying out everything they can to differentiate. While Sony’s Dance Premiere League is mixing cricket format with dance, the producers of Zee’s Dance India Dance have flown in international dance experts to train the contestants.

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So German artiste Storm, for instance, is training the contestants in exotic Hip-Hop moves, and 21-year-old strength and agility expert from Ghana, Hari Das, wakes them up at 6 am daily for a rigorous two-hour session in intricate moves, somersaults, headstands and backflips.

And that’s not all. Lending a dash of Indian spice to the chemistry between the boys and girls, is Sandip Soparrkar who is training the contestants in Cha Cha Cha, Ballet and Latin Ballroom dancing!