Contestants profiles

Geeta Kapur Ki Gang

My Name:
Altaf Bhat

My Team:
Geeta Ki Gang

My Age:
25

My Hometown:
Jaipur

My Family:
Mother, father, brother and sister

My Idol:
Terence

I am:
Friendly and cool

I am Closest to:
My friends Rohit and Irfan

I am Currently:
Studying and practicing dance

Route to Mumbai:
Jaipur auditions

My Dancing Style:
Locking and popping

My Favorite Style:
Locking and popping

I am Trained at:
Not trained

I Want to be:
Successful dance and choreographer

My Life's Philosophy:
Work hard to get success

My Passion:
Dance

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
When I was selected for the Top 36 in the Season 2 of Dance India Dance

I am in Dance India Dance because:
To know how good I am in dancing and also to learn more about the art

My Name:
Binny Bishan Sharma

My Team:
Geeta Ki Gang

My Age:
22

My Hometown:
Punjab

My Family:
Father, mother and 2 elder sisters

My Idol:
Geeta Kapoor and Shiamak Davar

I am:
Very flexible. Always eager to learn new styles of dancing. Patience enough and smart enough to tackle all situations.

I am Closest to:
My parents

I am Currently:
Pursuing Masters in Commerce

Route to Mumbai:
Via Ahemedabad, Baroda and Mumbai Auditions

My Dancing Style:
Freestyles, hip hop, krumping, semi classical, locking and popping and B boying

My Favorite Style:
Hip hop, locking and popping, and stunts

I am Trained by:
No formal training. Have just done a basic hip hop workshop for 3 months

I Want to be:
A very successful dancer

My Life's Philosophy:
Be the way you are and just believe in yourself. Be hardworking and focused towards your goal.

My Passion:
Dance and learning different and new forms of dances

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
When I got selected in the Top 18 in the Season 2 of Dance India Dance which made my parents proud

I am in Dance India Dance because:
Dance India Dance is a dream I have dreamt of living.

My Team:
Geeta Ki Gang

My Age:
27

My Hometown:
Baroda

My Family:
Father, mother, 2 brothers and grandmother

My Idol:
Prabhu Deva and my sir

I am:
H H H – Humble, Honest and Hardworking

I am Closest to:
My friends Jibu and Tarun

I am Currently:
Running my dance academy and also assisting my sir

Route to Mumbai:
Via Baroda Auditions

My Dancing Style:
Hip hop, popping and locking, Bollywood freestyle, semi classical and folk dancing

My Favorite Style:
All possible styles

I am Trained by:
Krishna Rao Sir

I Want to be:
A renowned face amongst few thousands

My Life's Philosophy:
Do or die

My Passion:
Dance; nothing better to beat that

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
My grandfather gifting me a music system when I won the All Gujarat Dance Competition

I am in Dance India Dance because:
Dance India Dance is a dream I have dreamt of living.

My Name:
Kishor Aman

My Team:
Geeta Ki Gang

My Age:
20

My Hometown:
Mangalore

My Family:
Mother, 2 elder brothers and 1 younger brother

My Idol:
My mother

I am:
Hard working, humble and dedicated to the art of dance

I am Closest to:
My friend Paulson Thomas

I am Currently:
Working as an instructor in XLNC and Ocean Kids

Route to Mumbai:
Bangalore auditions

My Dancing Style:
Freestyle

My Favorite Style:
Hip hop and B Boying

I am Trained at:
Ocean Kids and XLNC

I Want to be:
The best choreographer

My Life's Philosophy:
Always believe in yourself

My Passion:
Dance; I live for it.

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
When I was selected for the Top 18 in the Season 2 of Dance India Dance

I am in Dance India Dance because:
There is no better place than Dance India Dance to show your talent to the world.

My Name:
Shruti Basakhetre

My Team:
Geeta Ki Gang

My Age:
21

My Hometown:
Mumbai

My Family:
Father, mother, younger sister and grandmother

My Idol:
Mia Michaels

I am:
Outgoing, hardworking and extremely passionate

I am Closest to:
My younger sister

I am Currently:
Working with Melvin Louis as an instructor. I am a BMS graduate

Route to Mumbai:
Mumbai Auditions

My Dancing Style:
Hip hop, krumping, salsa and jazz funk

My Favorite Style:
Hip hop, krumping, salsa and jazz funk

I am Trained by:
Melvin Louis at Salsa India Dance Co.

I Want to be:
A dancer working with Mia Michaels

My Life's Philosophy:
Whatever happens, happens for good

My Passion:
Only dance

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
When I was given the Dance India Dance cap with a feather

I am in Dance India Dance because:
It's an amazing platform which gives me ample exposure to excel and prosper in this field.

My Name:
Teena Gopal Paradkar

My Team:
Geeta Ki Gang

My Age:
24

My Hometown:
Mumbai

My Family:
Father, mother, younger sister, aunty and cousin sister

My Idol:
My mother

I am:
Tough, passionate, focused, charismatic, hardworking and goal seeker

I am Closest to:
My younger sister

I am Currently:
A contestant in Dance India Dance

Route to Mumbai:
Mumbai Auditions

My Dancing Style:
Freestyle, hip hop and Bollywood

My Favorite Style:
International freestyle

I am Trained by:
None

I Want to be:
Rich, famous and known for my good deeds and talent

My Life's Philosophy:


My Passion:
Dance and my God

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
The first time my mother and father will see me dancing on the stage

I am in Dance India Dance because:
Nothing can be better than this.

Remo D'souza Ke Rangeelay

My Name:
Bhawna Khanduja

My Team:
Remo Ke Rangeele

My Age:
19

My Hometown:
Delhi

My Family:
Father, mother, elder brother and younger sister

My Idol:
Myself

I am:
Confident, strong and focused

I am Closest to:
My cousin

I am Currently:
Pursuing graduation. Have also worked with a contemporary dance company called Sadhya

Route to Mumbai:
Delhi Auditions

My Dancing Style:
Contemporary, chhau and ballet

My Favorite Style:
Contemporary

I am Trained at:
Sadhya, a dance company, under the guidance of Sir Santosh Nair

I Want to be:
The best and successful in whatever I do

My Life's Philosophy:
Live health, work hard and enjoy your life

My Passion:
Dance

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
Not yet happened

I am in Dance India Dance because:
Dance India Dance in a great platform for all inspiring dancers to showcase their talent and explore themselves.

My Name:
Meenu Panchal

My Team:
Remo Ke Rangeele

My Age:
16

My Hometown:
Hisar in Haryana

My Family:
Father, mother and elder brother

My Idol:
Dharmesh Sir

I am:
Good by nature, very good by heart, impatient, confident, good looking, and obviously a shining dancing star

I am Closest to:
My brother who is also my best friend

I am Currently:
Studying in 11th class

Route to Mumbai:
Delhi Auditions

My Dancing Style:
Break dancing, popping and freestyle

My Favorite Style:
Freestyle

I am Trained by:
Dharmesh sir

I Want to be:
A dancing star in Bollywood

My Life's Philosophy:
I think everyone in this world is hungry for love so just love everyone in your life

My Passion:
Dance

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
When I get selected in Remo's team in the Top 18 of Season 2 of Dance India Dance

I am in Dance India Dance because:
Of just Remo sir as I am his big fan and want to be trained by him.

My Name:
Naresh Bir Singh

My Team:
Remo Ke Rangeele

My Age:
22

My Hometown:
Mumbai

My Family:
Father, mother and brother

My Idol:
My brother

I am:
I am a good dancer

I am Closest to:
My brother

I am Currently:
Doing dance show and also learning dance

Route to Mumbai:
Mumbai Auditions

My Dancing Style:
Freestyle

My Favorite Style:
Hip hop and Bollywood

I am Trained by:
My brother

I Want to be:
A very good dancer and choreographer

My Passion:
Dance

My Name:
Nikitasha Monawala

My Team:
Remo Ke Rangeele

My Age:
20

My Hometown:
Virginia, United States

My Family:
Father, mother and younger brother

My Idol:
Madhuri Dixit

I am:
Caring, focused, levelheaded, fun-hearted and confident

I am Closest to:
My brother

I am Currently:
Studying and also doing dance shows on stage and TV

Route to Mumbai:
Dance India Dance Auditions Season 2

My Favorite Style:
Kuchchuipudi and bhangra

I am Trained at:
Visharad in Bharat Natyam from Gandharva Mahavidyalay (graduate).

I Want to be:
A well known dancer. I want to spread awareness on dancing on a larger scale by using Dance India Dance as the medium since it is the best.

My Life's Philosophy:
Sky is the limit

My Passion:
Dance, music and making and maintaining thoughtful relations in life

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
Every moment in my life is special and I do not forget each of it. One of them is when I was selected in the Season 2 of Dance India Dance.

I am in Dance India Dance because:
One receives respect and credibility as a dancer/performer in Dance India Dance. DID is my first step to fame. I want to make my family proud.

My Name:
Punit Pathak

My Team:
Remo Ke Rangeele

My Age:
23

My Hometown:
Mumbai

My Family:
Father, mother and younger brother

My Idol:
Every person who is honest to himself

I am:
Confident, initiator, leader, good listener, honest, hardworking, positive and sincere

I am Closest to:
My brother

I am Currently:
A participant in Dance India Dance. Before that, I was a director in a production house

Route to Mumbai:
Mumbai Auditions

My Dancing Style:
Contemporary, hip hop, salsa, Bollywood, basic of jazz and ballet and ballroom dancing

My Favorite Style:
Contemporary and hip hop

I am Trained by:
Terence Lewis at his company

I Want to be:
The best choreographer and the best director

My Life's Philosophy:
Be positive and happy. And always be hungry to learn new things

My Passion:
Dance and movies

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
I try to make every moment in my life unforgettable

I am in Dance India Dance because:
Dance India Dance in a platform for true talent where there is a challenge at every step.

My Name:
Shashank Dogra

My Team:
Remo Ke Rangeele

My Age:
21

My Hometown:
Delhi

My Family:
Father, mother and brother

My Idol:
Danny (from So You Think You Can Dance show Season 2)

I am:
A positive thinker who hates defeat in any field. I have do or die attitude

I am Closest to:
Sumit and Kuldeep

I am Currently:
Choreographing college dance and events. Doing dance shows. I am also a faculty in a renowned Dance studio in Delhi

Route to Mumbai:
Delhi Auditions

My Dancing Style:
Ballet and contemporary

My Favorite Style:
Classical ballet

I am Trained by:
Fernando Aquilera, a famous choreographer in Delhi

I Want to be:
I want to be the best ballet dancer. I also want to be a graduate from American Ballet Theatre and spread the ballet dance form in India.

My Life's Philosophy:
Never give up

My Passion:
Dance

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
When I was 18, people around me used to say I can never do anything in life. Now, I will prove them wrong

I am in Dance India Dance because:
To explore myself all over India.

Terrence Lewis Ki Toli

My Name:
Vandana Joshi

My Team:
Terence Ki Toli

My Age:
21

My Hometown:
Delhi

My Family:
Father, mother and 2 elder sisters

My Idol:
My father

I am:
Friendly, caring, grounded, practical, sincere and very dedicated

I am Closest to:
Both sisters

I am Currently:
Just done with my graduation

Route to Mumbai:
Via Delhi Auditions

My Dancing Style:
Bollywood and freestyle

My Favorite Style:
Contemporary

I am Trained at:
SDIPA Institute

I Want to be:
A successful stage performer. If I am lucky, I will be acting in movies based on dance.

My Life's Philosophy:
I follow the words of Terence sir – Make the best of what you have with what you can and where you are at.

My Passion:
Dancing, performing on stage, travelling and learning new things.

My Most Unforgettable Moment:
When I paid my college fees with my own earning and when I got selected in Dance India Dance Season 2 since I was rejected in Season 1.

I am in Dance India Dance because:
If it wasn't for Dance India Dance, my life would have been empty.

That was really interesting! I got to find out a lot things..

Originally posted by: hindu4lyf

I just wanna say I absolutely LOVE the magic Terence creates with his students, almost all of them consider Terence Lewis as their idol!!

Thanks for posting, it was definitely an interesting read!

Originally posted by: pyarkeside

You can get your visharad in many places around the world. its an exam for classical music and dance.

i thought terrence had said that he had two girls in the comp??

Originally posted by: hindu4lyf

Another thing that surprised me was that both Kruti AND Nikki are trained and are graduates from Gandhara Mahaviyalay. Was that a typo or did Nikki train in India or is the same dance company in the US too? :S

I hope when Puneet becomes a successful director, he takes Mayuresh to be the actor. It would be the perfect show and I would be busy drooling at the chocolate boy lol.

Originally posted by: Dabulls23

TFS... Interesting info on some..