Sandip Soparkar is a well-known ballroom dancer. He introduced professional salsa dance courses in Mumbai.
Sandip started dancing at the age of 16. He went to Germany to learn dance. He conducts dance lessons in Mumbai and Pune. He teaches ballroom dances like Cha Cha, Jive, Latin, Rumba, Tango and the Waltz. Initially he was a model but later he shifted his career from modeling to dancing.
He has choreographed for several Bollywood films. His first assignment was in the film Zubeida (2001). He has also choreographed Aishwarya Rai in the film Kyun Ho Gaya Na (2004).
He also choreographed the dances in the sangeet ceremony of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai’s much publicized wedding in April 2007.
Sandip was the performance mentor of the Sunsilk Gang of Girls – Spotlight Mein, a singing reality show on Zoom Television channel. He is one of the judges of the show Chak De, a singing and dancing competition on 9X Entertainment Television channel.
Internationally-renowned choreographer Sandip Soparrkar, who has done choreography for films like “Zubeida”, “Kyun Ho Gaya Na”, “Holiday” and most recently “Kites”, says he finds Bollywood dance weird.
“I feel Bollywood dance is weird. It is a mix of all dance forms where you probably don’t know what you are doing. Once you do a salsa step and then you do a B-boying – it is hard to understand what an individual wants to show,” Soparrkar told IANS.
Soparrkar has worked with international singers like Madonna, Britney Spears and Shakira. He has even choreographed for Hollywood director Rob Marshall’s film “Nine” with Penelope Cruz, Daniel-Day Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench and Sophia Loren.
“Madonna is really energetic. I am amazed to see the energy with which she performs on stage at the age of 51. Britney Spears is extremely professional and Shakira is very dedicated,” he said.
The choreographer feels that Hollywood celebrities are more professional than Bollywood stars.
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