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Known as the "festival of colours," Holi heralds the arrival of spring and bids farewell to winter, typically observed in March. In 2024, Holi commenced on Monday, March 25th.
To celebrate at Bridge College, Kalpesh, the director of K'Z Dance Entertainment LTD, journeyed from London to conduct a Holi festival-themed dance workshop for all students. In the afternoon, everyone came together to showcase the dances they had learned and engaged in the exhilarating tradition of throwing powdered paints.
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All of the children joined in enthusiastically and really enjoyed learning about the traditional music and colour dance used in this celebration of Spring. We celebrated Holi this year to support our learning about a variety of religions and religious celebrations. Mrs Hartley is working towards our Quality Mark in RE and this evidence will help to demonstrate or hard work in this area of the curriculum.
Two Suffolk schools became a burst of colour last week – as the pupils took part in vibrant Holi celebrations.
Pupils from Mendlesham and Bacton Primary Schools, near Stowmarket, were treated to a visit from choreographer Kalpesh Zalavadiya who showed them a range of Garba and Bhangra dance moves.
After dancing in formation on the playground, the children got the chance to mark each other with colourful powdered paints.
Children, families and staff from Ellington Infant School in Ramsgate took part in a colour-filled celebration in honour of the Hindu festival Holi on Thursday, March 30.
Following the success of the event last year, the school again invited Kalpesh Zalavadiya, a classically trained Indian dance teacher, to work with all the children in a Bollywood-inspired day of music and dance. Kalpesh put children and staff through their paces in workshops which taught a number of dance routines, which would be put together for a whole school performance in the afternoon.
Parents and families were invited along to watch and enjoy the celebrations. After the main dances had been performed, Kalpesh produced the coloured paint powders, which is when the famous Holi paint throwing took place.
Holi is a popular Hindu festival which signifies the triumph of good over evil. It celebrates the arrival of spring, the blossoming of love and for many it’s a festival day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships.
Holi is commonly celebrated by throwing colours at one another to symbolise filling each other’s life with colours of joy, happiness, health, peace, prosperity and love. Anyone and everyone are fair game, friend or stranger, rich or poor, men or women, children or elders, and this was very much the case with Ellington’s celebration.
This week the children had a fantastic opportunity to take part in R.E workshops based around the Indian festival of colour, ‘Holi’. Kalpesh from K’z Dance Entertainment Ltd taught all the children some traditional Indian dances and discussed with them the meaning of the Holi festival. At the end of the day the whole school came together and performed the dances taught earlier in the day, the children and staff had some wonderful moves! At the end of the performance everyone took part in throwing colourful dyes at one another to celebrate Holi, just like it is carried out in India.
On Friday 29th April, Haddenham St Mary and Haddenham Community Infant Schools celebrated International Dance Day and had an old friend, Kalpesh from KZ Dance UK, back to visit.
Kalpesh led his Holi dance workshop in both schools to all year groups.
Holi is a popular ancient and auspicious Hindu festival after Diwali and signifies the triumph of good over evil. Holi celebrates the arrival of spring, the blossoming of love and, for many, it is a festival day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships.
TWO Launceston schools joined together recently to experience the magic of Bollywood with an exciting enrichment day.
During the last week of term, the children and staff at St Stephens Community Academy and Windmill Hill Academy in Launceston, which are both part of the An Daras Trust, were privileged to receive a day's enrichment based on Indian dance and culture.
It was delivered by Kalpesh Zalavadiya who is the founder of KZ Dance Entertainment Ltd. Kalpesh is an experienced dance teacher, choreographer, performer and entertainer, and his passion for dance was clearly infectious.
The children at St. Stephens have been fortunate to have taken part in an amazing Indian dance workshop with the wonderful, self-proclaimed 'Mr. Bollywood', Kalpesh. KS1 thoroughly enjoyed learning and participating in the dancing. They loved the music, Kalpesh's enthusiasm, his fantastic costume and beautiful Rangoli umbrellas. We all learned lots of brilliant dance moves, and were able to learn about his culture, traditions and some of the festivals through a question and answer session. To finish off the day, the whole school was able to perform their dances to the parents at the end of the day - and even get the grown ups to join in too!
Children, families and staff from Ellington Infant School in Ramsgate took part in a colour-filled celebration in honour of the Hindu festival Holi yesterday (March 24).
The school invited in Kalpesh Zalavadiya, a classically trained Indian dance teacher, to work with all of the children in a Bollywood-inspired day of music and dance. Kalpesh put children and staff through their paces in workshops which taught a number of dance routines, which would be put together for a whole school performance in the afternoon.
Buckingham Park Primary School welcomed Kalpesh Zalavadiya, the artistic director of K’z Dance Entertainment on November 12, to teach the year three classes some Bollywood dancing to celebrate Diwali.
During the last week before half-term we welcomed KZ Dance Company to our school, so that children could experience a Bollywood style dance workshop. The weather was very kind as we socially distanced in the playground and it was an absolute delight to see the excited faces and awe and wonder return as children experienced something new.
During the last week before half-term we welcomed KZ Dance Company to our school, so that children could experience a Bollywood style dance workshop. The weather was very kind as we socially distanced in the playground and it was an absolute delight to see the excited faces and awe and wonder return as children experienced something new.
Lyndhurst School was fully alive when we were visited by Kalpesh from K’zDance for a workshop on Bollywood dance and the Hindu Holi Festival.
Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the “Festival of Love”, the “Festival of Colours”, and the “Festival of Spring”. The festival signifies the triumph of good over evil.
Holi also celebrates the arrival of spring, the end of winter, the blossoming of love and for many, it is a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships.
Everyone knows how important exercise is, but students at one Suffolk school had their hearts pumping in a slightly different way to usual.
Children from Bacton Primary, part of the John Milton Academy Trust, had a visit from a Bollywood dancer last Friday.
Kalpesh Zalavadiya, from K’s Dance Entertainment, visited the school and gave pupils a lesson in the art of the Indian dance style.
What a day of exuberant, joyful, colourful fun we had on Wednesday, when Kalpesh came to show us a bit more about the Hindu spring festival of colour, Holi! It was wonderful to watch the children immerse themselves in the moment, laughing and enjoying the permission to get very messy in the beautiful sunshine! The dance and music and the weather all conspired to create an atmosphere of real celebration. Thank you to all our families for supporting the children to participate so fully and to have such a glorious experience. Quite aside from the great learning about other cultures and faiths, the children were relaxed, happy and finding joy in the moment which was lovely to see.
We had great fun when KZ's dance visited us and taught us some Indian dances. We also learned about the Hindu festival of Holi and celebrated with coloured paint.
This week, (November 25) the school held a Diwali day hosted by Kalpesh of K’Z Dance, who told the children about Diwali traditions and stories, before launching into a Bollywood dance session.
Pupils in Shoreham learned about Diwali during a workshop held at their school. Kalpesh Zalavadiya from K’z dance entertainment led the event at Buckingham Park Primary School.
Children at Holy Trinity C of E Primary Academy in Great Cheverell enjoy a rich sense of diversity despite their rural setting.
Celebrations of Holi, the Hindu festival of spring, brought a display of colour to Risby CEVC Primary School. Pupils dressed up for the event, where they learned about Indian culture, cuisine and religion.
Celebrations of Holi, the Hindu festival of spring, brought a display of colour to Risby CEVC Primary School. Pupils dressed up for the event, where they learned about Indian culture, cuisine and religion.
You can’t go wrong when you mix children with paint. That’s what teachers did at two Sheppey primary schools to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colour. Youngsters at West Minster Primary School in St George’s Avenue, Sheerness, and its sister site at Rose Street Primary School brightened up the timetable on February 11. At West Minster the whole school was treated to a dance workshop by Kalpesh Zalavadiyato of K’z Dance Entertainment.
St John’s CE Primary School in Tunbridge Wells held a very special ‘India Day’ recently for its Year 2 pupils. The school was visited by Kalpesh Zalavadiya from K’z Dance Entertainment Ltd for a Bollywood dance workshop. The children looked amazing in their brightly coloured clothing and really enjoyed dancing, henna painting and eating Indian sweets. April Shepard in Year 2 said: “I loved making the ladoos. The coconut smells very fresh and smells a bit like home-made cakes. I also liked doing Indian Bollywood Dancing. Once we had done two songs the man said to the mums and dads and uncles and aunties that they could come and dance with their child. It looked very hilarious. Plus we had Indian snacks in a cup-cake bowl while we were watching the Jungle Book. We had a brilliant India Day.”
WOW! What an amazing day the children had with Kalpesh Zalavadiya from K'z Dance Entertainment. The children experienced a day of learning Indian culture and festivals and dancing to a rigorous Bollywood dance routine where they learnt all the step and hand movements. It was a fabulous days full of Love, learning and laughter.
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.
All the children participated with a lot of enthusiasm and they were sad when it came to an end. It was beautiful to see the different Bollywood dance shapes the children made come together. They managed to learn 3 choreographed dances and they were amazed to see their achievement when they saw and felt the dance come together with the lively, happy Bollywood music. They looked like a scene from a Bollywood movie! The children thoroughly enjoyed this cultural experience. Well done!
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.
Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival which celebrates the arrival of spring. It is also known as the ‘festival of colours’ and the ‘festival of love’.
Kalpesh worked with groups of students and everyone joined forces at the end for a big finale which parents were invited to join in with.Charlotte Brookes, the school’s PE co-ordinator, said: “The whole school performed three dances they had learnt throughout the day and finished with throwing powder paints which is a Holi tradition.
“We all had such a great day and it was lovely to see the whole school come together to create a wonderful and very colourful atmosphere.”
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!
We had great fun learning Bollywood dance routiens and performing to the whole school!
16th November 2018
Haddenham St Mary's School pupils had a fun time on Friday
16th November — not only
dressing up for 'Children in Need' but also learning about Diwali, the Hindu
festival of lights.
Invited guest for the day was Kalpesh Zalavadiya, who coached the children in
the art of Bollywood dancing!
Diwali is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. It is a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness. The festival is usually some time between October and November, with the date changing each year. The word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word deepavali, meaning "rows of lighted lamps". Houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called diyas. People also enjoy fireworks and sweets too, so it's really popular with children.
15 October 2018
Happisburgh Primary School’s friends group raised £750 to
pay for Kalpesh Zalavadiya from London-based
K’z Dance Entertainment to teach around 90 children - as well as parents and
staff - the basics of Bollywood dance.
Some of the youngsters wore bright clothes to help get into the spirit of the beat-based and rhythmic music made famous by India’s booming film industry.
Kate Mejri, the school’s head, said: “They’ve been learning dance moves and
also about Indian culture. We really feel that’s important for the children,
to learn about other cultures.”
One pupil, Amber Jefferies, nine, said: “It’s really fun and tiring.”
7th August 2018
Harrow dance company wow Indian cricket team.
BOLLYWOOD dancer Kalpesh Zalavadiya breezed into St Luke’s CE First School recently, bringing exciting dance moves and exotic music to the delighted children.
Kalpesh, of London-based K’z Dance Entertainment, performed a series of Bollywood dance workshops for each class, culminating in a whole school performance on the playground.
“We aim to make it a full day for the children and we start by explaining about Indian culture and festivals before moving on to the dancing,” said Kalpesh.
“The grand finale is out on the playground where we also ask for parents and staff to join in the fun and join the pupils.”
A school spokesperson said: “The children really enjoyed this event and even some of the reluctant dancers joined in.
“A big thank you to St Luke’s sports coach Harry Sharpe for organising such a fun event.”
Kalpesh and K’z Dance Entertainment have performed at some of the biggest arenas in the country, including Wembley Stadium, the House of Commons for the annual Diwali celebration, and in Trafalgar Square.
30 July 2018
PUPILS, parents and teachers took part in a Bollywood dance
workshop at Valley Road Primary School in Henley.
They were led through three modern Indian routines on the school’s sports field
by instructor Kalpesh Zalavaldiya, who had spent the morning teaching children
from every year group and introducing to them to the country’s culture, religion
and traditions.
The youngsters first danced to a piece called Jaiho, which appeared in the soundtrack to the film Slumdog Millionaire, before the adults joined them for a second number called Bollywood Twist. They then performed the first routine together.
08 Jun 2018
This morning we learned to dance Indian dances; it's called
Bollywood.
It was funny but very tiring. We will try to do the same for the show!
6th April 2018
On Thursday 6th April the whole school participated in the
Hindu Festival of Holi. We were very fortunate to have visit our school Kaldesh
a professional Bollywood dancer who taught each class about the Hindu Festival
of Colour and some Bollywood dance moves.
The whole school then very proudly performed to the parents and the end of the school day. Children, Staff and Parents had a colourful and joyous time celebrating the start of spring.
7th March 2018
The children have had an amazing Bollywood Dance day today
led by Kalpesh from KZ Dance. They learned a range of Bollywood dance moves and
Kalpesh talked to them about the Hindu Holi festival (the Festival of Colour).
Children came into the school playground at the end of the day where parents were invited to see the Grand Finale – many took part and had great fun! Here are some photographs of our amazing day!
Youngsters in Bawdsey have had a colourful time learning about the Hindu festival of Holi. Despite the wintry weather students Bawdsey CEVC Primary School were treated to dance workshops in the morning followed by the throwing of brightly coloured powder paint in the afternoon.
Kalpesh Zalavadiya from K’z Dance was on hand to help students get to grips with the dance techniques and also took part in the powder throwing in the snow in the afternoon. Headteacher Katie Butler said that it had been important for youngsters to experience different cultures particularly in a very rural school like Bawdsey. “It was so different for the children. “It was like an art gallery. It was magical.” Parents also got involved in the celebration with members of staff at the school adding that the day’s events were “what teaching should be about.”
PUPILS and staff from a Pershore school have had the chance to learn Bollywood dance moves. Youngsters from Abbey Park First School were taught the moves by Kalpesh from K'z Dance Entertainment.
He shared his love and passion for Indian dance throughout the day with children performing for their families at the end of the school day. Parents, carers, grandmas and lots of family members not only enjoyed the show but were delighted to join in with the dancing too. Claire Mitchell, head of school said: "Kalpesh has been an inspiration to our children with his fantastic dance routines and we are pleased that so many grown ups were also able to join in the fun and have given us such an incredible amount of positive feedback about the event. "Lydia Roberts, one of our teachers, worked with Kalpesh all day and is really looking forward to running a Bollywood club for children this summer term.
K'z School of Dance, based in Harrow, headed to the Science Museum for the British Council's UK/India Year of Culture exhibition.
The group were "honoured" to represent Indian culture and dance, with more than 20 of its dancers and performers performing "Illuminating India".
Kalpesh Zalavadiya, the founder director of K'z Dance Entertainment Ltd said: "We are very delighted and proud to have been part of this government project of British Council's UK/INDIA year of culture.
"Everyone, put in a lot of hard work and hours of dance rehearsals towards this incredible event took place at London science museum."
The event also included a segment on 5,000 years of science, innovation and photography.
On 29th November 2017, the Science Museum in London celebrated Illuminating India lates, an adults-only, after-hours theme night around the sights, sounds and smells of India.
Illuminating India comprises two new exhibitions 5000 Years of Science and Innovation and Photography 1857–2017 and highlights of the lates event included ‘India in Space: Moumita Dutta in Conversation’ with the The Sky at Night presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE; Science journalist Angela Saini exploring India’s “Scientific Temper”, drawing from her bestselling book Geek Nation; Botown – The Soul of Bollywood with musicians Ajay Srivastva; classical kathak performance ‘Bells’ reworked by Amina Khayyam and Urja Desai Thakore of Akademi; bhangra and folk dancing with Kalpesh Zalavadiya from K’z Dance Entertainment and artist Chila Kumari Burman explaining the ideas behind her work accompanying the 5000 Years of Science and Innovation and Photography 1857–2017 exhibitions. Respectively they present a kaleidoscopic history of scientific breakthroughs in India and a unique photographic survey of the country’s technological and cultural development.
Join Professional Bollywood Dance Teacher Kalpesh Zalavadiya from K’z Dance Entertainment and try out some Bhangra moves to the sounds of Dhol drummers.
Garba and Dandiya Raas are energetic, vibrant dances originating in the state of Gujarat and is often called the "sticks dance" performed by a group of people. The dance involves circular patterns of movement and rhythmic clapping. Watch and join in with this interactive performance by Garba Guru Kalpesh Zalavadiya and his team from K’z Dance Entertainment!
Dance workshops led by ‘Mr Bollywood’ helped children from a Windsor school celebrate Diwali.
Kalpesh Zalavadiya, a dance instructor from K’z Dance Entertainment, visited Oakfield First School on Monday. He spent the day teaching children and staff about the traditional Indian dance style and going through some energetic routines. His visit was organised to help youngsters understand more about the Hindu festival of lights which is celebrated by Sikhs and Jains as well as Hindus. The day finished with parents being treated to a performance from Kalpesh, staff and pupils in the school playground. Suzanne Hull, headteacher at Oakfield First School, said: “We could stick children in the classroom and talk to them about what Diwali is like but getting someone in and spending the day like this really brings the curriculum to life.” This year’s Diwali celebrations fell on October 19.
Youngsters from Phoenix St Peter Academy primary school celebrate the festival of Holi by holding a Bollywood dancing session.
Broadening children’s horizons culturally, youngsters at Phoenix St Peter Academy in Lowestoft enjoyed a whole school Bollywood dance. In recent weeks pupils have been learning about different religions from around the world, as they continue a “really successful journey” through the Horizon curriculum.
On Wednesday 18th of January, every child had the opportunity to learn a Bollywood dance routine by Kalpesh from K’s dance Entertainme
Ardeley was an explosion of colour and smiling faces (even more than usual) with the children wearing bright colourful clothes to represent the variety of colours seen in Bollywood dancing.
On Monday all the Heatherton girls, from Reception to Year 6, were treated to a Bollywood Dance Day, led by Kalpesh Zalavadiya of K’Z Dance Entertainment. This wonderful experience helped enrich their knowledge of Indian Dancing and their understanding of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light.
The girls were treated to a variety of Indian dance styles energetically put together by Kalpesh, and they experienced just how much hard work was needed to learn and practice their dance so they could all perform it together at the end of the day. A really fun and active time was had by all - staff and pupils alike!
Trafalgar Square was taken over by crowds of colourful dancers to help celebrate Diwali in London.
Hosted by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, the K’z Dance Entertainment Ltd group based in Harrow, performed traditional folk dancing routines such as Garba and Dandiya-Raas on Sunday October 16.
Diwali is a Hindu festival with lights and marks the beginning of the financial year in India.
Kalpesh Zalavadiya, the founder of K'z Dance Entertainment Ltd, said: "We are delighted and proud to have been invited at one of the biggest asian event of the year.
"Everyone put in a lot of hard work and hours of dance rehearsals."
The dancers then invited members of the public to dance with them and helped some learn a few moves themselves.
The K'z Dance Entertainment Ltd has previously performed at Wembley Stadium and taken part in Diwali Celebrations at the House of Commons in Westminster.
SS Peter and Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Gordon Road, Ilford, hosted the event last week, with around 400 pupils from all year groups taking part.
Deputy headteacher Jane Hull said: “It was absolutely fantastic. The kids thoroughly enjoyed it, it was a beautiful sunny day.
“All the teachers joined in, they loved it. It was great.”
The event was the culmination of a series of workshops run by Kalpesh Zalavadiya from K’z Dance Entertainment and organised by the school’s PE lead Victoria Woodhouse.
Pupils from across the school were treated to a Bollywood workshop last week culminating in a fantastic whole school performance out in the playground.
The workshops were delivered by Kalpesh from K’z Dance Entertainment Ltd who worked with children from Reception all the way up to Year Six. Each class had a 35 minute session where they learned some basic Bollywood moves before showing off their newly acquired talents in a special performance for parents, grandparents and carers. They performed a range of dances with the audience being invited to join in with the children for the grand finale. To view pictures of the performance, go to our 'News' tab, selected 'Gallery', then 'Bollywood Performance'.
The biggest dance event in the UK calendar brought together more than 23,000 dancers and dance lovers celebrating all things dance from different genres across the country.
Kalpesh Zalavadiya, director of K’z Dance wanted to bring a taste of traditional Indian folk dance to a wider audience and MOVE IT was the perfect place to introduce this, and he received terrific feedback from the workshop attendees.
He even took time out to perform on the freestyle stage with one of his dance students Kavita to music selected by the DJ’s and judging by the tremendous response, the performance went well!
“We are already making plans to go back next year to conduct more dance workshops and perform on the main stage. A dancer’s work is never done! ” said kalpesh.
Foxdell Infant School, was very fortunate in hosting a Holi Festival on Thursday 24th March 2016. Holi is traditionally known as the ‘Indian Festival of Colours’. During Holi Hindus celebrate the ending of winter and the coming of spring by showering each other with bright coloured powder; they throw coloured powder onto friends and family to make them colourful.
Mrs Dewji and Ms Khanam organised a choreographed Bollywood Dance Workshop performed by K’Z Dance Entertainment. The children had the opportunity to learn dance moves throughout the day in specialised workshops.
The children danced to the songs ‘We Twist’ and ‘Jai Ho’ learning some impressive moves! “I could not believe how well they remembered their routine Foxdell has some very talented dancers!” said Mrs Dewji (RE Coordinator).
At 2pm the whole school gathered in the playground for the Grand Finale. Eventhough, there were some rain showers the mood was not dampened. The children and staff danced to some very catchy Bollywood music led by the very energetic Kalpesh of K’z Entertainment. Finally, the anticipation was over the Holi celebrations started dusting the playground with vibrant colours. There were many happy faces and the children could not believe they were allowed to throw powdered paints at each other. Abu Zarr 7 said “This is so much fun, are you sure I can throw this?”
Ms Justine Abbott (Head Teacher) said “Today’s event will be one memory the children will carry forever.”
Last but not least a special thanks to Om group member Payal Gaglani Bhatt for supporting Foxdell with this event.
A cold January afternoon was wonderfully warmed up last week when girls from St Ives and Beacon Hill Community School joined forces to learn the art of Bollywood dance.
The event, hosted by St Ives School, was created to promote awareness of other cultures and to build links with other schools. St Ives Year Two girls were thrilled to be joined by 30 girls from Beacon Hill School for the afternoon on Wednesday 27th January. Excitement levels escalated with the arrival of their energetic and inspiring dance instructor Kalpesh Zalavadiya, of K’z Dance Entertainment - a London-based dance company specialising in Bollywood dance and fitness entertainment.
In the space of just 90 minutes Kalpesh had produced a stunning piece of dance that saw all 40 girls involved performing a fully choreographed and synchronised dance routine using dandiya sticks. The children then performed their routine to children and parents from both schools. Parents and staff in the audience didn’t get off lightly, however, when Kalpesh called them up to learn some Bollywood dance moves of their own. It was an uplifting and exhausting session for all involved.
This was a wonderful joining together of two local schools to learn the exhilarating art of Bollywood dance, and tremendous fun was had by all.
THE team at Nationwide Building Society of Swindon recently celebrated Diwali with a memorable Bollywood twist.
In November, around 100 colleagues from Nationwide’s head office in Swindon gathered to celebrate the Indian festival – also known as the festival of lights.
A sumptuous Indian dinner was followed by entertainment in the form of Bollywood, Bhangra and Gujarati Dandiya dancing. K'z Dance Entertainment Ltd (www.kzdance.co.uk) - headed by Kalpesh Zalavadiya - wowed the audience by performing 'Nagada Sang Dhol Baje' a famous Indian song.
TRADITIONAL dancers added an authentic touch to a “once in a lifetime” event when they performed in front of the Indian Prime Minister.
K’z Dance Entertainment, based in Edgware, danced in front of Shri Narendra Modi when he visited Wembley Stadium.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended Olympic-style welcome at Wembley on November 12 to mark the beginning of his three-day tour of England.
Kalpesh Zalavadiya, director of K'z Dance, said: "We are delighted and proud to have been a part of this once in a lifetime event. Everyone put in a lot of hard work and hours of dance rehearsals.
Kalpesh Zalavadiya of K'z Dance Entertainment Ltd taught the children from Little Missenden Church of England School some short routines, which they performed at the end of the workshop.
Megan White, five, said: "I really liked the stick dance, it was great fun."
Ella White, six, said: "I liked learning about the story of Rama and Sita and then learning the dance moves."
Diwali is an ancient festival, which celebrates the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil and hope over despair.
Diwali or Deepawali (festival of lights) is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in Autumn of every year. This year K’z Dance Entertainment Ltd (www.kzdance.co.uk) was honoured to be invited to perform Raas-Garba & Dandiya Dance, an Indian Gujarati folk dance, for Diwali 2015 at Trafalgar Square.
Kalpesh Zalavadiya director of K’z Dance Entertainment of Edgware believes the traditional folk dance of Gujarat should be enjoyed by a wider audience as it’s a great way to keep fit and join in with the celebrations with lots of fun.
The dance is generally played with two decorated sticks and represents a mock fight between the goddess Durga and the demon Mahishasura. Wearing colourful traditional costumes featuring embroidered mirror work, Kalpesh’s dancers performed intricate steps and dazzled the audience with their energetic choreographed style striking the sticks to the rhythm of the beats.
What a fun filled day staff in the College of North West London had on Friday 10 July 2015!
From ‘Making Smoothies’, ‘Try Drumming’ to ‘Bollywood Dance’, staff enjoyed being part of the development activities with a twists and turns of a day quite unlike any other.
If you picked Bollywood Dance workout, you were greeted with the charismatic instructor Kalpesh Zalavadiya from K’z Dance Entertainment (www.kzdance.co.uk), upbeat music, lots of laugh and excited staff, eager to be transported into the rich and wonderful world of Indian music.
As the effortlessly talented Kalpesh patiently explained intricate steps of fast, storytelling choreography, you could be forgiven for thinking that this is how the musicals come to life – wonderful journey of an intangible idea to performing stage with dancers and alluring music.
But in the mist of lively dance move rehearsals, you could feel the body muscles being challenged in the process and discreetly reminded that Bollywood dancing is also a healthy exercise.
The hands stretching, hips shaking, gliding footwork and sharp commanding turns, engaged the staff in one of the happiest, energetic and embracing workouts ever.
“We can’t wait for the next Bollywood workshop from K’z Dance Entertainment again” says Elvira Cosic.
Creative students got the opportunity to learn about Indian dancing and music.
Head of the school, Michelle Green, said: "The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and Kaplesh soon had them perfecting all the moves. On the first visit each class had an introduction to Bollywood, the world’s biggest film industry.“
On the second visit, the children dressed in Indian costume, listened to traditional Indian music and danced with some of the parents.
Pupil at the school, Jemima Scotchbrook, said: "It was great fun seeing the Mums and Dads dance, they were quite good.”
K’z Dance Entertainment (Kalpesh) spent all day in school on Thursday 21st May. Every class took part in a Bollywood dance lesson with Kalpesh. We all enjoyed both watching and taking part. It was a fantastic day. Hopefully we will see Kalpesh again soon!
Pupils at Turvey Lower School had an enjoyable time celebrating Healthy Living Week, where they learnt about which good food and the benefits of exercise.
They enjoyed a wide variety of activities, from learning to do a Bollywood dance with the help from KZdance in London, to having the privilege of learning about healthy foods with visitors from Waitrose and were also able to taste a selection.
To celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi, Year Two and Three girls from St Ives School in Haslemere joined forces with children from Camelsdale School for a fun-filled a day of Bollywood dance and Hindu art and craft.
The day began with an introduction to Bollywood, the world’s biggest film industry. The children met their highly inspiring Bollywood dance instructor, Kalpesh, of K’z Dance Entertainment, a London-based dance company specialising in Bollywood dance and fitness entertainment. In the space of just 90 minutes Kalpesh had produced a stunning piece of dance that saw all 28 children involved performing a fully choreographed and synchronised dance routine to Oscar–winning Slumdog Millionaire’s ‘Jai Ho’ theme song. It was an exhausting but thrilling session for all involved.
In the afternoon the children learned about India, Hinduism and the Hindu festival of Holi, celebrated this year on Friday 6th March. They produced bonfire pictures, made Hindu lucky charms, and drew around their teachers before splattering their pictures with paint – a cheeky nod to the paint throwing festivities enjoyed by Hindus during Holi.
It was a wonderful joining together of two schools to learn about new cultures and religions, and tremendous fun was had by all.
A dance troupe met Labour Party leader Ed Miliband as they celebrated a Hindu Festival.
K’s Dance Entertainment, based in Edgware, took part in Navratri at Harrow Leisure Centre last week, which was also attended by Mr Miliband.
Kalpesh Zalavadiya, who runs the dance group, said: “It was a matter of pride for us and for the Hindu community to have Ed Milliband coming and being as a part of Navratri festival celebrations."
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Patriotic Dance Performance on the Victory Celebration ceremony of BJP-2014 by Kalpesh Zalavadiya’s K’z Dance Entertainment in Harrow – London on 31st May 2014
On behalf of The Overseas Friends of BJP (UK), K’z Dance Entertainment has performed Vande Mataram & Jay Ho for BJP’s unbeatable victory and entertained the invited guests and VIPs across the country.
A key member of Team Modi, Manoj Ladwa was the Chief Guest and key speaker who really supported election strategy for Dream 272 plus to come true. Excellent Speech by Lord Dolar Popat.
Kalpesh Zalavadiya's K'z Dance Entertainment group were invited to Westminster to perform for politicians as part of the festival of light.
Among the audience was Leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband and Lord Navanit Dholakia and Sarah Teather of the Liberal Democrats.
