Our Dance School

From over 20 years experience in teaching and choreographing, we train our students to be accurate, versatile and expressive performers. We are a 100% volunteer organisation. All our teachers invest in our students out of pure love and passion for Bollywood Dance.

Classes are held weekly for students aged 5 through till 35 in our studio in Lynfield. We currently have six classes with approximately 70 students. Our aim is to spread Bollywood Dance and encourage all to step out of their comfort zones. We believe in training, in correct technique and growth. With Indiance, students gain confidence, learn about Indian culture and make plenty of new friends.

Dance classes follow normal school terms and are held once a week for one and a half hours. Dances which are learnt during the classes are incorporated into our 2 yearly productions. We endeavour to showcase what the students have learnt throughout their time at Indiance through the production, showcases, festivals and events.

Junior Class

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Intermediate Class

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Senior Class

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Meet our dream team

"Team work makes the dream work". We couldn't run Indiance without this team who makes everything possible. They all volunteer there time to teach, organise, create, manage and

co-ordinate everything.

Akshita Nama

Founder, Director, Head Choreographer & Teacher

Akshita has been teaching dance for over 25 years. She has a passion for Bollywood, teaching, learning and growing. She is the visionary behind all the madness and is a constant inspiration to the dance school.

Technique, growth & practice is a key value in our school and she leads by example as she continues to train in Kathak while running a dance school.

Paresh Nama

Producer and Director

Paresh is the glue that holds our whole team together. He is our leader, the creative force behind all our shows and makes everything happen. He holds our team accountable and encourages us to continuously grow in our roles.

His leadership skills and unconditional support are admirable and we would not be where we are today if not for him. Not only does he lead us, he also works with our actors, writers scripts, designs sets, and is skilled in sound and lighting.

Rachna Govind

Founder, Teacher, Admin &

Accounts Manager

Rachna has been teaching dance for over 20 years. She's passionate about her students and pushes them towards excellence.

Managing and liaising with clients/managers/event co-ordinators and our dancers can be so hard, however Rachna ensures everyone is well looked after.

Kajal Patel

Teacher & Events Co-Ordinator

Kajal is an infectious, fun and positive teacher to our junior students as well as being an amazing performer she is also an amazing nurse.

Kajal has many skills. She helps co-ordinate events, organises lists, costumes and timelines for all the dancers for any upcoming performances or events.

Vaishnavi Mistry

Head of Make Up & Social Media Creator

During video shoots, performances or shows, Vaishnavi expresses her creativity through her love for make up. She ensures all our dancers look the part with extravagant, bold and beautiful make up. Lets face it, thats what Bollywood is all about.

She also helps runs all the social media pages and creates content for all our audience to see what Indiance has been or is currently up to.

Anjali Rattan

Social Media Creator & Events

Co-Ordinator

She's a Chiropractor who loves to dance. Anjali has been with Indiance for over 12 years and is now enjoying passing down what she has learnt. She is trained in Bharatanatyam and has experience in Kathak too.

She, alongside with Vaishnavi, manages all the social media accounts, website and creates content to post.

Riya Mangabhai

Teacher & Head of Hair Styling

Riya is one of our longest standing students & is passionate about perfectionism. She's an inspirational teacher and captivating performer. She loves teaching so much that she is currently a primary school teacher.

Hair styling is another amazing skill Riya has. For all our shows, performances and events, Riya helps create and leads our hair team.

Neelam Patel

Teacher & Events Co-ordinator

Primary school teacher and dance teacher, Neelam has a passion to inspire and encourage our junior students to grow.

In the Junior class, foundational moves are fundamental as it sets the baseline to build on, as they move into higher classes.

Neelam is patient, kind and very nurturing and the students are incredibly lucky to learn from.

Khushi Agrawal

Teacher

New to our team, Khushi has a fresh and unique style which inspires growth to our intermediate class.

She is a apart of the top senior class and is mesmerising to watch. Her energy and passion for dance is infectious and is such a great asset to the team.

Khushi is also a Nurse and helps the make up team when it comes to events and performances.

Venisha Patel

Teacher

New to the teaching team, Venisha is our youngest teacher but her growth in Indiance has been exceptional.

Because she is so determined and focused on mastering and growing her own skills, she now gives back to the other students by teaching and choreographing with Akshita.