Bollywood Dance: Strike Your Best Pose And Win 2 FREE Bollywood Dance Passes!
Let’s be honest, not everyone enjoys exercising, but I’ll go out on a limb here and say, everyone wants to be able to do this:
And if you’re anything like me, you’ve daydreamed about being part of a flash mob doing this:
Or this:
So, you want to dance à la Pussycat Dolls and side-by-side our Indian friends from Bollywood? Keep reading, we’ve got you covered.
Awakenings Toward Natural Healing, or simply Awakenings, is a holistic clinic and wellness studio that offers services in some fields of Western medicine integrated with alternative modalities.
Yesterday, I was privileged to try their Bollywood Dance class, together with Awakenings owner Sylvia Singson. Bollywood dance is basically a fusion of hip hop, belly dance, and Indian folk and classical dances.
The class was taught by Marlette Besa of Hipyogi Fitness. Marlette started teaching Bollywood Dance in 2008 and was actually the first to introduce Bollywood Dance classes in the Philippines. Since then, it has been featured in several local magazines and TV shows. Because of its popularity, Marlette was able to bring her Bollywood Dance classes to Boracay, Bicol, Baguio, Cebu, Davao and to different gyms in Metro Manila.
I knew it would be loads of fun! What I didn’t expect is that I would be sweating like crazy. This dance totally scorched humongous amounts of calories!
Great news for you because they decided to give our loyal When In Manila readers a chance to try this dance!
To win 2 FREE BOLLYWOOD DANCE PASSES, you must strike your best Bollywood dance pose and take a picture. You can also include your friends to a maximum of 4 people in a group. Post your pictures on Facebook and fill out this Rafflecopter in order to qualify:
Good luck!
One (1) winner will be picked and you can bring 3 of your friends with you to enjoy 2 FREE SESSIONS of Marlette’s Bollywood Dance class at Awakenings. These passes are valid for 1 month after the contest ends.
You have 5 days to join this contest and the winner will be announced on Facebook after that. Don’t forget to tag When In Manila, Awakenings and Hipyogi Fitness. Use hashtag #AwakenBollywoodDance and #AwakeningsStudio so we can see your entries.
We’d love to see you strut your stuff!
Want to win badly? Here are 5 tips to grab our attention:
5. Wear colorful costumes and use props (like scarves and shawls).
Marlette teaching us how to tie the scarves and shawls
This dance will bring out the inner kikay in you. It’s so festive and graceful. The costume and props will make you enjoy the activity more. I promise!
4. Watch a Bollywood movie and follow suit.
Marlette showing us the moves
You can never go wrong with a Bollywood movie if you really want to show us your moves!
Fun fact: Their movies are often coined as masala films, after the famous Indian spice, because they are a mixture of various genres – action, romance, musical, comedy and so on.
3. Share the spotlight with your friends.
We were all smiles, occasionally breaking into laughter during the class
If you’re too shy to do this on your own, your friends can definitely help! Sister-bonding, anyone? Oh, yeah, guys can join in too! 😉
2. Follow these poses or create your own.
Back-to-back with teacher Marlette
She told me to look at my fingers to look more graceful
Ooh! Too excited for this – her “signature pose”
Anything goes, really. This is your chance to get creative.
1. Show us your beautiful smile.
Capping my Bollywood Dance class with a photo op
Let go of your inhibitions and have fun with it!
And in case you get too excited and can no longer wait for your free Bollywood Dance passes, you can contact Awakenings to reserve your spot for a class ASAP.
AWAKENINGS Toward Natural Healing
Room 351 Mile Long Building, Amorsolo Street Corner VA Rufino Street, Makati City 1223 Philippines
Mon-Fri: 10AM-6PM
Schedule an appointment at (632)8560140 and 0918-2028913
awakeningsclinic@gmail.com
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