Tuesday 13 December 2016

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - article in the Afternoon D & C





Ritambhara Sahni 

in an interview as a belly dancer with  Monarose Sheila Pereira


Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni
Ritambhara Sahni
Belly Dance Institute Mumbai


I, Ritambhara Sahni am absolutely excited as my interview has been published in The Afternoon Despatch and Courrier which speaks of how the stigma attached to the viewpoint of belly dance in India is now a thing of the past. Do read the entire interview. It was surly my aim and mission to change the viewpoint of belly dance when I established Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni in the year 2005 and the newspapers affirm in an interview with me that the stigma attached to this dance form is now a thing of the past...


Ritambhara Sahni belly dance institute Mumbai
Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni


Afternoon Despath and Courrier,  december14, 2016


JELLY BELLY

Belly Dancer Ritambhara Sahni speaks to Monarose Sheila Pereira about her unusual choice of vocation, asserting that the stigma surrounding this performing art is now a thing of the past ....

What are your educational qualifications?
I have done B.Com. I have passed my C.A Foundation Course and did one year of Law. I have also studied various forms of dancing.

What does dance mean to you?
I had started to perform and teach right from my school days. I want everyone to experience the joy i receive from dance. I started to teach on a professional level during my college days and went on to establish my institute - Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For The Performing Arts. [RSIPA] which taught many free style dance forms such as Hip Hop, Funk , Jazz, Contemporary, , Tap, Flamenco etc. I acted in T.V serials, did voice overs and dubbing, even compered and performed as a mimicry artist, choreographed many events and taught dance and dance fitness for several years. However, my heart just wanted to dance and teach dancing. Teaching my students and watching them grow as dancers made me really happy and i decided that this is what i would want to do forever and i was not wrong.  I also shared my love through dance in charity events for YWCA and the Rotaract Club Of Mumbai. I worked ceaselessly and judged dance performances for college events. I had achieved a lot by the time i had touched my 20s and dance had become the air I breathed and a way of life for me. I also won the ' All-Rounder Award' in my college H.R College of Commerce and Economics and brought a lot of glory to my college in the field of performing arts and sports.

How did you get into belly dancing ?
Belly dancing was a childhood dream for me to learn, when i first saw it in a James Bond movie. I attempted to imitate the belly dancer in the movie and tried to imitate her moves in front of the mirror, but never really succeeded. My roots in old school Hip Hop helped me crack some of the moves but not all. I had achieved a lot in almost all other free -  style dance forms, but this surly was a mystery because of academics. I could not travel for a long time. With no you tube and internet back then, I still managed 75 percent of it. My family arranged for a specialized belly dancer from abroad to come and teach me here in Mumbai.


CLICK HERE To Read about my struggle with with the viewpoint that belly dance had and how it gradually changed


What are the difficulties in your field ?
When I started belly dancing in Mumbai, a percentage of people did consider belly dancing to be taboo. But now the viewpoint has totally changed and i really don't face any difficulties. However many young girls and women have a misconception that belly dance can only be done by a young girl having a perfect body which is not true. Belly Dancing can be done by girls and women of all age, shape and sizes. You do not need a toned belly to belly dance , its coz of belly dancing that your belly gets toned. Belly Dance makes a girl feel like a woman and a woman feel like a girl. Though i did pass a CA course and graduated as a law student, i continued to hold private dance classes and choreograph dance sequences for colleges and corporate events.

What are you future plans ?
I love teaching and in the future would love to see my students create their own careers in terms of a belly dance performing artists, belly dance teachers, and belly dance choreographers or also see my students start their own belly dance schools. A few of my students have already started to work with me as assistant instructors; some of them even choreograph for semi-professional events . We have even created a platform for them to perform with our show " Hip-nosis Mumbai".

CLICK HERE To Read about my struggle with with the viewpoint that belly dance had and how it gradually changed




Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni
Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance




The 1st ever belly dance class in Mumbai since 2005






To know more on

 Belly Dance Institute Mumbai and Ritambhara Sahni 

- Do click on the following Links






You Tube - Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - Ritambhara Sahni

Ritambhara Belly Dance

Ritambhara Belly Dance Classes in Mumbai

Belly Dance Class in Mumbai

 - centers

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - COLABA

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - BANDRA

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - KHAR

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - ANDHERI

RITAMBHARA BELLY DANCE

 - NEWS CHANNELS

Ritambhara Sahni on Zee News

Ritambhara Sahni on Star News - Her interview on Star News When Katrina Kaif was injured

INDIA'S FIRST FLASH MOB - choregraphed by RITAMBHARA SAHNI

INDIA'S 1ST FLASH MOB by Ritambhara Sahni

RITAMBHARA SAHNI BELLY DANCE - TRAINING CELEBRITIES

Ritambhara Sahni trains Jacqueline Fernandes in Belly Dance and Tribal Belly Dance Fusion

RITAMBHARA SAHNI - PRESS

Ritambhara Sahni's Institute

Ritambhara Sahni - interview in the Afternoon News - Jelly Belly

Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai in Hindustan - Times - Mumbai's 1st belly dance show with 200 Indian belly Dancers

Ritambhara Sahni - Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - write up in idiva

Ritambhara Sahni in Bombay Times - interview on Sh'bam Fitness

Ritambhara Sahni - Dance Workouts that get you party fit

BELLY DANCE INSTITUTE MUMBAI - PRESS

Belly Dance Your way to A Flat Stomach - write up in Bombay times

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai in Harmony Magazine - Senior Citizens Belly Dancing

BELLY DANCE INSTITUTE MUMBAI BY RITAMBHARA SAHNI - PRESS

Belly Dance and Garba in the Bombay Times - belly dance institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni - in DNA NEWS- Belly Dance in South Bombay

RITAMBHARA SAHNI BELLY DANCE INSTITUTE MUMBAI - PRESS

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai in Times Of India - Belly Dance Now Getting Popular in Weddings

Ritambhara Sahni - Bombay Times - Belly Dance Awareness



About Ritambhara Sahni and her Articles-click on the following links to read






20 reasons to belly dance today by Ritambhara Sahni

7 Things About Your 1st Belly Dance Performance by Ritambhara Sahni

Belly Dance And its Health Benefits by Ritambhara Sahni

Belly Dance and Yoga - Interesting Article by Ritambhara Sahni

5 types of belly dance styles by Ritambhara Sahni

Ritambhara Sahni - A Brief Self Profile

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Reviews

Click on the following links to view

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Reviews

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Review -- by student Purvi

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Reviews - by student Dr. Suchitra

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Review

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Review ---by Dr. Bela

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai reviews --- by Valencia

Ritambhara Sahni Review

Review by Students - click on the following links to read



All The Information a Beginner needs to know

Our Beginner's Course at Belly Dance Institute Mumbai

Frequently Asked Questions by Students at Belly Dance Institute Mumbai



Some more Blog links to Ritambhara Sahni and Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni

Ritambhara Sahni Blog











Ritambhara Sahni on Belly Dance Belts , 

Accessories, Costumes and Props

Ritambhara Sahni -  Belly Dance Belts Mumbai




Ritambhara Sahni  Belly Dance Institute Mumbai
Belly Dance Institute Mumbai



INTERESTING - DID YOU KNOW
Ritambhara Sahni

 acted in T.V serials - here are a few links -





1 comment:

  1. Ritambhara Sahni's Institute. A place where my mum has learnt and also me. Ritambhara Sahni has been a part of our lives for 2 decades now. I am so happy mam to read this article of yours in the afternoon today. Belly dance and Ritambhara Sahni belly dance has sure come a long long way and has a hugh contribution in bringing belly danceto Mumbai and also changing the view point on the same. Congratulations to fullfil that aim to you mam and your institute - Ritambhara sahni belly dance institute Mumbai. Read on this blog in the previous post on how it was a struggle for you to change the viewpoint and mam this so amazing. I read your other blogs and websites as well on how belly dance has been a childhood dream for you and that was so amazing to read. So will share my familys experience here just like a review or testimonial on my best belly dance class in the whole world - belly dance institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni. My mum learnt hip hop under a young danseuse after she had heard the best revies and testimonials from her friends. She always spoke of her dance days with a lot of fondness. I've heard her talk about the years she's spent in the dance class more than about her school or college days altogether. As soon as I reached my early teens, I was inspired by my mum to learn dance. While I was wondering where I could learn dance, my mum had enthusiastically contacted her instructor, ritambhara sahni. While my mum learnt hip hop from ritambhara sahni , I was learning belly dancing at Ritambhara belly dance classes in khar west as well as attending at Ritambhara belly dance classes in Andheri west. Belly dance institute Mumbai also has their centers at Colaba and bandra. I now clearly knew what my mum remembered the dance institute and ritambhara sahni with unmeasured fondness, a fondness I felt with her now. She is just so much fun! I hate to miss any dance class because I am so addicted to the belly dance institute Mumbai by Ritambhara sahni. She brings out the best in me and guides me to perfection. Even during school performances, I have won events with Ritambhara mams choreography! I love performing. I love to put on my belly dance belt and costume and just even dance at home. i have a big collection of belly dance belts and costumes to perform each time and the feeling is so awesome. A belly dance belt is a great feel good factor for me and also dressing up in my belly dance costume. A belly dancing belt when seen on a belly daner with her dance makes the dance all the more look like the dance form. I dedicate all my dance achievements to Ritambhara Sahni mam. She truly is the best! Belly dance institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni - i dont know a better belly dance class in Mumbai better than this one and i dont know a better belly dance teacher in Mumbai or the world better than my teacher - Ritambhara Sahni.

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