CLASSES

SCHEDULE FOR ADULTS

REDONDO BEACH
INSTRUCTOR- AAKANSHA MAHESHWARI
Email- bollypopla@gmail.com
Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 pm
April 17th Bhangra Workshop
https://www.redondowoman.org/bollypop

WEST LA
INSTRUCTOR- MADHAVI NARAYANAN
Email- madhavi.bollypop@gmail.com
Dance fitness Tuesday 6:30-7:30 pm
BollyPop Choreography Sunday 5-6pm
La Dancefit Studio, 10936 Santa Monica Blvd #4539
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LONG BEACH
INSTRUCTOR- MADHAVI NARAYANAN
Email- madhavi.bollypop@gmail.com
Dance fitness Wednesday 5:30-6:30 pm
The Big Lawn at Lincoln Park
101 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802

OAKLAND
INSTRUCTOR- ISHA PATEL
Email- isha.bollypop@gmail.com
Dance Fitness Class
Mondays 6-7 pm
The Big Open Space Dance Studio, Oakland

SALT LAKE CITY
INSTRUCTOR- SARIKA NAYAK
Email- sarika.bollypop@gmail.com
Choreography Class for beginners/intermediate
Mondays 8-9 pm MST
Danceology Studio, 112 W 13100 S. Draper, UT 84020

SLC Performing Team Program for intermediate
Wednesdays 3-4 pm MST
Danceology Studio, 112 W 13100 S. Draper, UT 84020

VIRTUAL CLASSES
INSTRUCTOR- MADHAVI NARAYANAN
Mondays 6-7 pm PST
Sundays 9-10 am IST
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schedule FOR KIDS

Email us- bollypopla@gmail.com

SANTA MONICA
INSTRUCTOR- AAKANSHA MAHESHWARI
MONDAYS
3:30-4:30pm (4-6 yrs)
4:30-5:30pm (7-9yrs)
6:00-7:00pm (10-14 yrs)

HERMOSA BEACH
TUESDAYS
3:30-4:30pm (7-9 yrs)
4:30-6:00pm (9-14 yrs)
6-7:30pm (Private folk/classical group)

THURSDAYS
3:40-4:30pm (4-6 yrs)
4:40-5:30pm (5-7 yrs)
5:30-6:30pm (7-9 yrs)

New batches in Hermosa on Thursdays
3:40-4:30pm (2.5-4 yrs)
4:40-5:30pm (4.5-6 yrs)

BEVERLY GROVE
FRIDAYS
4:40-5:40pm (4-6 yrs)
5-6pm (2.5-4 yrs)

New batch in Beverly Grove on Fridays
5-6pm (2.5-4 yrs)

BRENTWOOD
INSTRUCTOR- NIVEDITA MAHESH
THURSDAYS
4:30-5:30pm (6-8yrs)

SALT LAKE CITY
INSTRUCTOR- SARIKA NAYAK
FRIDAYS
5:30-6:30pm (4-8 yrs)
6:30-7:30pm (9-12 yrs)

OAKLAND
INSTRUCTOR- ISHA PATEL
MONDAYS
5-5:45pm (2.5-4 yr olds)
Toddler and me

Please email your child’s name and age and location preference to bollypopla@gmail.com

services

Group & Private Lessons

ADULT CLASSES

DANCE FITNESS AND CHOREOGRAPHY

BollyPop Dance Fitness is a 60 min high energy cardio workout with easy to follow moves and choreography. The class enables one to build overall strength and extends one's dancing style and skills. The playlist comprises of the top Bollywood hits and also Latin, Hip Hop and Egyptian music. Get ready to shake, swerve, move and groove across various continents in this multicultural, adventurous wonderland of dance fun!

BollyPop Choreography Class has a new exciting routine that you can learn in 60 mins every week. The choreography is beginner friendly and the repetitions help you perfect your movements. If you have a desire to be a performer, this is the class for you!

KIDS CLASSES

KIDS CHOREOGRAPHY AND MOMMY & ME

Kids BollyPop is a culmination of fun dance movements and joyful Indian music that leads to an incredibly enjoyable and stimulating environment for kids. The kids learn and understand the culture of India through the art form and also grow into strong dancers with good posture, technique, grace and confidence. Our Mommy & Me class brings together generations to celebrate culture. Both these classes are conducted using Indian film, classical and folk music. We work on gaining flexibility by practicing yoga at the beginning of each class. It is like being at a Bollywood Dance Party which leads to an incredible multicultural experience!

WEDDING CHOREOGRAPHY

FIRST DANCE & SANGEET

We work with couples to choreograph a first dance that is unique to each individual’s style and ability. We make sure that we leave you stress free with ample training for the biggest day of your life. We work with all ages and levels in-person, on zoom and also send pre-recorded instruction videos to family members and friends of the couple.

Bringing Indian Dance to Schools and Universities

OUR OFFERINGS

BOLLYPOP AT SCHOOLS

Special Assembly Performance + Follow-Along Workshop to celebrate AAPI month, Diwali, Holi, Eid and many other South Asian Festivals
Artist-in-residence Program for a class (8-10 weeks) + Showcase in the end
Choreography for school events
After School Program

SCHOOLS WE HAVE WORKED WITH

Archer School for girls

Bel Air Preschool

Barnhart School

Brentwood School

Cassidy Preschool

Castle Heights Elementary

Cate School, Carpinteria

Center for early education

Chandler School

Citizens of the world L.A.

Crossroads Elementary School

Curtis School

Discovery School

Dixie Canyon Elementary

El Marino Elementary

El Rincon Elementary

Farragut School

Grand View Manhattan Beach

Grant Elementary Santa Monica

Gulliver School Miami

Harvard Westlake School

Hilcrest Elementary

International school of LA- LILA

John Thomas Dye School

Kiddie Academy Diamond Bar

La Ballona Elementary

Landels Elementary Mountain View

Little dolphins by the sea

Loyola school for girls

Manhattan Academy

Mirman School

Oakwood School

Peninsula Montessori Palos Verdes

Piper Preschool

Rolling hills country day school

Seven arrows elementary

Short avenue elementary

Star prep academy

The First School Santa Monica

UCLA Lab school

Village school

Westside neighborhood school

Westwood Charter Elementary

Windward school

Woodland hills private school

Founder- AAKANSHA MAHESHWARI

Choreographer | Instructor | Performer
bollypopla@gmail.com

@bollypop _la

Born and raised in Delhi, Aakansha Maheshwari spent over a decade training in Indian classical Bharatanatyam under Guru Geeta Chandran and has performed across India.

In 2012 Aakansha moved to Los Angeles and founded BollyPop. Her desire was to bring Indian dance to all in a fun and approachable way.

Currently she teaches multiple children’s classes reaching over 100 children weekly. She also helps adults get moving through her dance fitness classes.

Aakansha is also known for performing and leading big crowds at color festivals across the US and Canada, as well as being invited to conduct Diwali workshops in companies like Google, Warner Bros, JPL and Snap.

In 2020, Aakansha co-founded Kalbeliya World, an online dance platform to support folk artists from Rajasthan. She also works regularly with Manav Sadhna NGO.

Madhavi Narayanan
Instructor- Los Angeles

Madhavi's dancing career began as a toddler when her mother would dress her up along with her two sisters to dance to popular Tamil tunes like "Uppu Karavadu." Starting at age 3, Madhavi trained in ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical at All That Dance in Seattle, WA. When she was a teenager Madhavi was thrilled to find a Bharatanatyam guru in Seattle and went on to complete her Arangetram in 2013. Madhavi's love of Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan encouraged her to start teaching and dancing Bollywood dance in college where she co- directed Harvard Ghungroo, the largest-student run show on campus. Madhavi has taught dance in many places around the world such as Morocco and South Africa.

Instagram- @madhavionthemove
Facebook- @Madhavi Narayanan

Sarika Nayak
Instructor- Salt Lake City

Born and raised in Odisha in India, Sarika spent around 12 years training in the Indian classical dance form called Odissi under Guru Shri Niranjan Rout.

After moving to the US, Sarika brought Indian dance to – Festival of Colors USA, Annual Polynesian Event, ISA- Annual Indian Students Association Event and many more. She has conducted workshops at Repertory dance theatre, Salt Lake community college, Birmingham University, UVU – Salt Lake and Granite school district.

Instagram- @sarikabollypoputah
Facebook - @BollyPop Utah

Isha Patel
Instructor- Oakland

Isha hails from the city of Bollywood cinema: Mumbai, India, where she spent around 10 years training in the Indian classical Bharatanatyam and folk dance. Being a full-time Urban Designer working towards the betterment of the communities and cities, PEOPLE and DANCE have always been a huge part of her life. She choreographed Indian folk dances for NMIMS University and for several non-profits in India and also conducted Bollywood dance workshops for kids in New York City.

Instagram- @isha.bollypop
Facebook- @Isha Patel