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We had a truly uplifting day on Wednesday as Bollywood came to Haddon Dene. Kalpesh, our dance instructor, taught Years 1 to Year 6 a range of moves traditionally associated with Indian dance. Throughout the dance workshops, he punctuated his choreography lessons with tales of India so that the children gained a real appreciation of the culture and religion of this part of the world.

This week, all of Year 8 took part in Bollywood workshops. Each group learnt a Bollywood dance and then performed these on stage in the Roedean Theatre. Everyone involved gave an excellent performance and danced with lots of energy and enthusiasm. All the groups then joined together on stage to perform a short routine to Jai Ho – what was brilliant was that Kalpesh, the teacher who led the sessions, got everyone in the audience on the feet and joining too!

Year 4 and year 6 participated in a Bollywood Workshop at school this week. How exciting!! Year 4 and year 6 were privileged to have been taught by Kalpesh Zalavadiya who is the founder of K’z Dance Entertainment Ltd. He has received professional dance training from renowned dance institutes in India and the UK. He is an experienced dance teacher, choreographer, performer and entertainer. He has won many dance competitions.

THE HOLI festival was celebrated at Bromsgrove’s Rigby Hall School with a festival of dance led by a maestro in the field.Kalpesh Zalavadiya from K’z Dance Entertainment Ltd led the party for the second year running after the inaugural event in 2018.

Our children were led by Kalpesh from K'Z Dance in Indian dance workshops and were taught about the Hindu festival of Holi. They had great fun learning the steps, then, at the end of the day, performed what they had learned to family and friends. The finale involved the Holi tradition of throwing colourful powder paints, which our children and their families really enjoyed!