Sandip Soparrkar’s Ballroom Studio

Dance Forms

Bachata, Ballroom, Cha-Cha, Jive, Merengue, Salsa, Swing, Tango

Location(s)

Andheri West, Bandra West, Central Mumbai, Central Suburbs, Charni Road, Goregaon East, Mulund East, Navi Mumbai, Powai, Prabhadevi, South Mumbai, Vashi

Profile

Sandip is a German Trained Ballroom Dance Teacher, who is the first Indian to be certified by the ‘Ballroom Dance Teachers Training School’ in BonnGermany. Sandip was the partner to the former European Ballroom Champion for nine years. In Indianow super model Jesse Randhawa is his dance partner. Sandip is qualified to teach all Latin American & Standard Ballroom Dances till Championship Level. He stood 4th in the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing recognized worldwide

 

In 2004, The Queen of England & The Prince of Wales, have written personal letters of appreciation to Sandip Soparrkar for promoting Ballroom & Latin American dance culture in India.

 

Sandip and his partner Jesse Randhawa were the only Indian performers who were invited to dance at the Royal wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Buckingham Palace on 29^th April 2011, but due to last minute sever knee injury he had to deny the offer to perform the ‘Bollywood Waltz’ dance piece.   

 

Sandip has taught dance to few internationally known people:

 

• Madonna & her ex husband Guy Ritchie some moves of the Waltz and the Cha Cha Cha
• Columbian Pop Diva ‘Shakira’ moves of Samba
• Beyonce Knowles moves of Tango and Paso Doble
• Saxophone maestro Kenny G some moves of the Cuban Rumba
• The royal family of Kuwait (Emir of Kuwait, Prime Minister and the Crown Prince), steps of the classic Ballroom dances.
• Choreographed Britney Spears for her chartbuster ‘Womeniser’ from her album ‘Circus’ (Sandip was later nominated for the prestigious ‘American Choreography Award 2009’ in the music video choreography category)

 

International Dance Sports Federation for the first time has introduced Ballroom Dancing as a form of sport in the forthcoming Olympic Games 2012.  Sandip is the sole faculty to train participants from India. He was the first Indian to be invited to judge the Asian Latin & Ballroom Dance Championship held at Colombo where 32 countries took part with 78 competitive dances.

 

Sandip is a faculty member at the following beauty contests and personality grooming institutes, where he gives lectures & demonstrations on ‘International Dance Appreciation’ and also teaches body posture, poise, dance floor etiquette, body language & grace:

 

• Femina MissIndiaContest – 2002 to 2009
• Indian Idol Contest – 2007 and 2008
• DanceIndiaDance – 2008 and 2009
• ‘I Am She’ contest by Sushmita Sen – 2010 and 2011
• Image Inc – A Birla Lifestyle Venture headed by Avantika Birla and Rukshana Eisa
• Padmini Kholapure’s Model Shoppe’ headed by Tejaswini Kholapure
• Actors Prepare – Anupam Kher acting school

 

Sandip Soparrkar has choreographed the following Hollywood and Bollywood Films:

 

• Hollywood film ‘Nine’ with Penelope Cruz, Denial Day Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench & Sophea Loren directed by Mr. Rob Marshall.
• Award winning film ‘Zubeidaa’ starring Karishma Kapoor & Manoj Bajpai, directed by Mr. Shyam Benegal
• ‘Tum’ starring Manisha Koirala & Karan Nath, directed by Ms. Aruna Raje
• ‘Kyon Ho Gaya Na’ starring Aishwarya Rai & Vivek Oberoi, directed by Mr. Samir Karnic’s
• ‘Mangal Pandey’ starring Amir Khan & Ameesha Patel, directed by Mr. Ketan Mehta
• ‘The Myth’ starring Jackie Chan & Mallika Sherawat directed by Stanley Tong
• ‘Holiday’ with Dino Morea & Onjali Nair, directed by Ms. Pooja Bhatt
• Malayalam film ‘Akashagopuram’ starring the South Indian super star Mohan Lal,
• ‘Phir Kabhie’ starring Mithun Charkarbarty & Dimple Kapadia directd by Mr. V K Prakash
• ‘Kites’ starring Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori & Kangana Ranawat, directed by Mr. Anurag Basu.
• ‘Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji’ a Madhur Bhandarkar film with Ajay Devgan & Shahzan Padamsee
• ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’ a Vishal Bhardwaj film starring Priyanka Chopra

 

His forthcoming releases are:

• N Chandra’s Latin dance based film ‘Cyclone’
• Percept Picture film ‘Raftar’ with Imran Hashmi & Neha Dhupia
• Aruna Raje’s ‘Jhoom Zindagi Jhoom’ starring Zayed Khan, Jaya Bachchan & Nana Pathekar.

 

He was nominated in the best Choreography category for the Prestigious 17^th Annual Screen Awards for his work in film Kites.

 

Choreographed the following Musical:

 

• ‘Sound Of Music’ directed by Alyque & Raell Padamsee
• ‘Man ofLa Mancha’ directed by Theatrix
• ‘West Side Story’ directed by Janine Misquitta
• ‘Camelot’ directed by Janine Misquitta.
• ‘Mary Poppins’ directed by Dr. Natasha Mehta
• Complete deaf and mute dancers show ‘The World of Silence’ directed by Mrs. Sarah Giri (wife of the Ex Prime Minister of Nepal Dr. Tulsi Giri).
• Hidden Agendas directed by Janine Misquitta
• Broadway musical ‘Bruce Lee; Journey To The West’ which will open in April 2012.

 

Choreographed the following Music Videos:

 

• ‘Tu He Bata’ from album ‘Chanda Ki Doli’ by Sonu Nigam
• ‘Aaiye Meherbaan’ by Kunika Lal
• ‘Suno Mere Dil Ki Bath’ from album ‘Sunoh’ by Babul Supriyo
• ‘Chhodo Jaanam’ from album Mandar Agashe

 

Choreographed many prestigious TV commercial campaigns:

 

• ‘Lux’ soap commercial with Priyanka Chopra
• Yet another ‘Lux’ commercial with famous Thai actress Sririta Jenson
• ‘Fa Deodorant’ commercial with Bipasha Basu
• RelianceMobilecommercial
• PantaloonIndiacommercial
• LG Magic Door Refrigerator and many more.

 

Judged the following Television Reality Shows:

 

• ‘Dance India Dance Li’ll Master’ season 1 for Zee Tv
• ‘Boogie Woogie’ on Sony Tv
• ‘Sunsilk Gang of Girls’ for Zoom Tv
• ‘DID Doubles’ on Zee Tv
• ‘Aaja Jhoom Le’ for Zoom Tv
• ‘Mega Indian Anchor Hunt’ for Zoom Tv
• ‘Chek De’ on Channel 9X
• ‘Aka Peksha Ake’ on Zee Marathi
• ‘Jhalak Dikh La Ja: Dancing with the Stars’ Season 1 (Technical Director) for Sony Tv
• ‘Dancing Divas’ for Zoom Tv

 

Famous and most talked about performance:

 

• Tribute to the legends ofIndiafor the ‘Life Time Achievement Award’ at the Pune International Film Festival 2005 – Theme ‘Hollywood Musicals’
• Opening Ceremony of the Asian Gymnastic Championships 2006 – Theme ‘Dance Down the Ages’ performed before the Prime Minister ofIndiaMr. Manmohan Singh.
• Prince of Wales Prince Charles Charity – ‘Youth Business Initiative’ – fund Raiser inLagosNigeriain 2007
• Teachers Achievement Award 2008 – Theme ‘Western influences in India’
• Madonna’s most talked about 50^th birthday party in London in August 2008
• PETA brand ambassador 2009 – ‘Save the Snake’
• ‘Dance India Dance 2010’ – Theme ‘ Love is forever’
• Singer Katy Perry & Actor Russell Band’s Wedding in Rajasthan 2010.
• ‘Umang 2010’ – show in honor of the Police of India – Theme ‘Love in Bollywood’
• ‘Lets Design 2011’ prestigious designer hunt ofIndia– Theme ‘Save the Tiger’
• Indian Style awards 2011 – Theme  ‘Celebrate style and elan’
• Closing ceremony of the World Economic forum 2011, Davos, Switzerland – Theme ‘Celebrate the Tiger’ performed before Mr. Bill Clinton and Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy.   
• DanceIndiaDance – Doubles 2011’ – Theme ‘ Eternal Love’

 

As a dancer and choreographer par excellence Sandip has graced the cover of many Indian and International Magazines:

 

• IndiaToday
• Femina
• Citadel
• Brunch
• World Luxury
• Sun (London)
• Luxurious Life (USA)
• Truly Asia (Nepal)
• India’s first dance magazine Art Scape
• Good Homes and Living
• Ferns, Fins and Feathers, along with many more.

 

NGO Work as the a brand / cause ambassador:

 

• With Reference of Madonna Sandip was chosen as the Indian face and the brand ambassador to a popular American NGO ‘The Miracle Foundation’ from 2008-2009
• Face of  ‘PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals)’Indiafrom 2009-2010
• Now he is the cause ambassador of ‘Catalyst for Social Action (CSA)’ from 2010 till 2012 an organization that promotes adoptions in India. 

 

Sandip Soparrkar’s Ballroom Studio is the first in India to have sent its couple for the various International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) championships held in Singapore, Macau, Malaysia, Sri Lanka & Hong Kong & also for the prestigious Indoor Asian Games.

 

Since it’s inception Sandip Soparrkar’s Ballroom Studio has opened branches; in Mumbai (Cuff Parade, Kemps Corner, Worli, Lower Parel, Prabhadevi, Bandra, Santracruz, Juhu, Andheri, Goregaon & Navi Mumbai) in Pune (Senapathi Bapat Road & Koregaon Park) also in Surat, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Hyderabad & Delhi. Sandip personally teaches and visits each of his branches and shows students the techniques in five Latin American ballroom dances (Rumba, Samba, Cha Cha Cha, Jive and Paso Doble), five Standard ballroom dances (Social Foxtrot, Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Quickstep and Tango) and four famous club dances (Cuban Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and West Coast Swing) strictly adhering to the syllabus of ISTD (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing).

 

Many well know corporate companies like: Jet Airways, Hindustan Lever, Lintas, HSBC Bank, ICICI Securities, HDFC Bank, Citi Group, Larson & Tubro Ltd,HindujaHospital,WockhardHospital,PrinceAliKhanHospital, Kotak Mahindra, Perfect Relations, Human Factors International, etc are all taking dance lessons as an HR activity for their employees. Over 10,00,000 students from different walks of life like; corporate executives, doctors, students, housewives and even film, television and media personalities have been trained at Sandip Soparrkar’s Ballroom Studio. Many International, National & Local newspapers & television channels regularly feature the Ballroom Studio for promoting Latin & Ballroom dance culture inIndia.

 

Sandip Soparrkar’s Ballroom Studio opened its first international branch in Kathmandu, Nepal in association with National Campus College, where in dance has been introduced as a regular curriculum for the students and also at Norfolk, Virginia Beach, USA.

 

Many international dancers like Canadian National, Mr. Julian House, a student and representative of London School of Economics and Ms. Eunice Robbins and World oldest Ballroom Dancer, Ms. Tao-Porchon-Lynch from USA come down to Mumbai, India especially to train in dance technique, body posture and hand Movements, from Sandip Soparrkar in preparation for various International dance competitions.

 

Recently the studio also conducted successful workshops in ‘Latin Bollywood’ inVirginia Beach, Los Angles & Philadelphia. Where the students grooved to the Bollywood beats in Latin American way. This workshop specializes in mixing Latin steps with Bollywood hand moves and expression.

 

Some well-known faces of India who are students of The Ballroom Studio are:

 

Indian Film Actors: Kajol, Preita Zinta, Tabu, Hrithik Roshan, Kangana Ranawat, Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea, Ajay Devgan, Amisha Patel, Sonam Kapoor, Mugdha Godse, Pratiek Babbar, Shahzan Padamsee, Tanushree Dutta, Neha Dhupia, Farah Khan, Kim Sharma, Sonali Bendre, Manisha Koirala, Imran Hashmi, Mohan Lal, Suchitra Pillai, Neena Gupta, Kashmera Shah, Mithun Chakarvarthy, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy, Koel Puri, Dipannita Sharma, Gayatri Joshi, Sujata Mehta, Smiley Suri, Anita Raj, Sonali Kulkarni, Makarand Deshpande.

 

Models: Yana Gupta, Nethra Raghuraman, Jessy Randhawa, Sheetal Mallar, Aditi Govitrikar, Tejaswini Khollapure, Inder Mohan Sudan, Reshma Bombaywala, Shruti Agarwal

 

Television Actors: Pooja Bedi, Kunika Lal, Kruttika Desai, Sharvari Gemenes, Nivedita Bhattcharya, Ravee Gupta, Kavita Kapoor, Kitu Gidwani, Arzoo Govitrikar, Amit Dolawat

 

Miss India Winners: Neha Kapur, Amrita Thapar, Mihika Verma, T Maheshwari. Niharika Singh, Natasha Suri, Amruta Patki, Shonali, Pooja Chitgopekar, Parvathy Omarkuttor, Ushoshi Sen.

 

Others: Suneeta Rao, Sharon Prabhakar, Arpita Khan, Alvira Khan, Dr. Jamuna Pai, Reshmi Uday Singh, Anaida, Dr. Rashmi Shetty, Zenia Lawyer, Manjula Nanavati, Nirja Shah, Vandana Kasbekar, Kush Sinha, Alan Abrahem

 

Sandip has done his MBA (marketing) from Symbiosis, is a Hotel Management Graduate apart from being a model. Sandip was the finalist for the ‘Graviera Mr.Indiacontest’ in 1997-98. Later in the same year at Chennai he won the title ofIndia’s first ‘Mr. Young Turk.’ In 1999 he was chosen to model in seven European countries as the ‘Indian Launch Model’ for Phoenix A4 shoes. In October 2000 Sandip became the First Indian to representIndiaat the ‘International Male Model Contest’ held on theCaribbeanIslandsofArubawhere he was chosen as one of the ‘Top 21 most photogenic faces of the year.’