SUMEET NAGDEV
Bio-Profile Scripted by Aneesha Khajanchi
A dynamic and magnetic talent… a young achiever with a dream to dance through life… a man of zeal and ardent fervor… vision and mission… Sumeet Nagdev believes that life is a celebration, the human body a divine endowment from God and that each individual is gifted with a unique spark having the ability to ascertain the dancer lying dormant within… that is waiting to be born.
Discovering himself through the teachings of dance maestros in varied performing art forms, Sumeet has thus acquired training in diverse schools. Mahesh Mehbubani (Contemporary Expert from London), Oscar Unger (Jazz Expert), Tony & Sweya (Hip-Hop Dancers from Germany) and Tripura Kashyap (Creative Dance Therapist), Peter Farrell (Ballet Expert from Australia), Chin Huat (Contemporary Dance artiste of Singapore) & Steve Rooks(Ex-Principal Dancer of the Martha Graham Dance Company, New York) are to name a few.
A defined step closer to living his dream was with the establishment and today the success of EXPRESSIONS Modern Dance Company (EMDC) & EXPRESSIONS Dance and Fitness Studios. Being the Founder Director of the organization which inaugurated on the 26th of April, 2007 at Dadar, Mumbai, Sumeet affirms that Dance is taught & respected here in its purest form. Sumeet & Expressions Modern Dance Company instructors teach Hip-hop, Street Jazz, Jazz Bollywood and Modern Contemporary dance at Expressions Dance & Fitness Studios.
“Dance can cure, Dance is spiritual, Dance is love, and Dance is life-force. Hence it is the finest medium to “Express” oneself,” says the man who disbelieves in the existence of ‘two left feet.’
Testimony to Sumeet’s beliefs and love for dance without discrimination is Project “AHSAS” wherein he, his dance company and students impart Dance Education to Special Students like Hearing Impaired children, Visually challenged children, Street Children, Children from Spastic societies to name a few. Through Project AHSAS Sumeet and the entire team of Expressions want the society to believe that nobody is disabled unless you treat them so. Hence Expressions discourages the society to give sympathy to such individuals and accept them as a part of our society without any discrimination, encouraging the dancing spirits in each one of us
Sumeet’s signature style of teaching is dissimilar and unique as he delves into the details of every movement for perfection with his precise lingo, style and in-depth knowledge of the origin and development of dance forms across the world. He is the youngest member of the Indian Film Dance Director’s Association. Having started his own atypical choreography for various corporate shows and events; he has also choreographed for various musicals, bollywood promotional projects and Indian Ad Campaigns.
Currently Sumeet is working as Creative Director and Choreographer for a dance video and has also begun the process of spreading the wings of Expressions throughout Mumbai and a few other cities in India.
Sumeet, who has won accolades with his performances everywhere, has a lot in store for one and all and has the power to bring happiness even to a thirsty desert. He has conducted one off workshops & boot camps all over Mumbai & various other places like Pune,
Having a vision to have the best Contemporary dance school in the World, Sumeet keeps searching for fresh new talent and nurtures them to make a career in the world of dance and walk hand in hand with the Expressions Team to spread the Joy of Dance forever. When you talk about dance, the man quotes -
“To view dance is to witness a meaning in the making, a meaning which lies in the transformation of a disciplined material body into this sublime intangible universe.”
(To get pictures of Sumeet and the Expressions team log on to www.dancewithemdc.com
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