Bolly Flex have done it again! On Thursday 11th December we saw history in the making from none other than the choreographer of our favourite Bollywood dance group, Bolly Flex. Leena Patel was commissioned by the BBC to work with will.i.am for a Bollywood inspired fusion of his song ‘It’s My Birthday’ which is a western track influenced by the popular Ar Rahman song ‘Urvashi’. The act was part of the very first BBC Music Awards event, which aired live from Earls Court and featured artists such as Sir Tom Jones, Coldplay, One Direction, Ellie Goulding, George Ezra, Take That, Labrinth, Ella Henderson, Calvin Harris, Ed Sheeran and may more.
We saw Leena’s delicate and authentic Bollywood choreography start the piece with top end commercial dancers. The choreography was accessible for all audiences and a true representation of the art of Bollywood dance. As the atmosphere gradually built up,...
We saw Leena’s delicate and authentic Bollywood choreography start the piece with top end commercial dancers. The choreography was accessible for all audiences and a true representation of the art of Bollywood dance. As the atmosphere gradually built up,...
- 12/15/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Launching in the UK this December, a dance battle that has already captivated thousands; Just Bollywood! Dubbed as the ‘most anticipated event of the year’, Just Bollywood is the UK’s first inter-university Bollywood Fusion dance competition, pioneered by a handful of students at Imperial College London. What started as a simple idea has catapulted into a nationwide brand that is set to revolutionize the UK Bollywood scene.
Just Bollywood will take place at the revered Logan Hall in London on Saturday 13th December 2014. Tickets are selling fast for inaugural contest, and start from as little as £15, so don’t miss your opportunity to be witness something truly special and worthwhile. Buy your tickets now for this dance extravaganza through the official website-http://www.justbollywood.co.uk/.
Sudeep Biswas, the President of Imperial College Indian society, which has organises Just Bollywood said, “December 2014 will mark the much anticipated arrival of Just Bollywood,...
Just Bollywood will take place at the revered Logan Hall in London on Saturday 13th December 2014. Tickets are selling fast for inaugural contest, and start from as little as £15, so don’t miss your opportunity to be witness something truly special and worthwhile. Buy your tickets now for this dance extravaganza through the official website-http://www.justbollywood.co.uk/.
Sudeep Biswas, the President of Imperial College Indian society, which has organises Just Bollywood said, “December 2014 will mark the much anticipated arrival of Just Bollywood,...
- 12/6/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Last week we reported that BollyFlex UK will be performing on the hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing. Well the magic finally took place on Saturday night when Naz Choudhury, Leena Patel and their group of BollyFlex dancers took to the stage as part of the opening sequence of the show and ended up wowing the audiences.
The performance commenced with a fun dance sequence to ‘1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor’ from Chennai Express and then closing with the Pussycat Dolls’ version of ‘Jai Ho’ from Slumdog Millionaire. The sequence screams nothing but Bollywood and we have the video clip right here for you to feast your eyes upon. Enjoy!
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FrbcVyXud8
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The performance commenced with a fun dance sequence to ‘1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor’ from Chennai Express and then closing with the Pussycat Dolls’ version of ‘Jai Ho’ from Slumdog Millionaire. The sequence screams nothing but Bollywood and we have the video clip right here for you to feast your eyes upon. Enjoy!
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FrbcVyXud8
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- 12/1/2014
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
Bollywood meets Strictly Come Dancing on the dance competition's Around the World Week this Saturday (November 29).
The show will open with the pros performing a Bollywood extravaganza group routine, supported by dance troupe Bolly Flex.
Choreographer Leena Patel told Digital Spy: "Bringing Bollywood to a platform like Strictly Come Dancing is a huge breakthrough for the Bollywood industry in the UK and I feel honoured to have been able to facilitate this.
"The Strictly professionals have never done any form of Bollywood dance before; it is a challenge for both them and us to make an entertaining package accessible for all audiences.
"They have worked impeccably hard and taken a real interest in the intricacy and expression element of Bollywood dance."
This week's global dance theme sees various different dance styles being performed by the remaining contestants - Caroline Flack, Frankie Bridge, Jake Wood, Mark Wright, Pixie Lott, Simon Webbe and Sunetra Sarker.
The show will open with the pros performing a Bollywood extravaganza group routine, supported by dance troupe Bolly Flex.
Choreographer Leena Patel told Digital Spy: "Bringing Bollywood to a platform like Strictly Come Dancing is a huge breakthrough for the Bollywood industry in the UK and I feel honoured to have been able to facilitate this.
"The Strictly professionals have never done any form of Bollywood dance before; it is a challenge for both them and us to make an entertaining package accessible for all audiences.
"They have worked impeccably hard and taken a real interest in the intricacy and expression element of Bollywood dance."
This week's global dance theme sees various different dance styles being performed by the remaining contestants - Caroline Flack, Frankie Bridge, Jake Wood, Mark Wright, Pixie Lott, Simon Webbe and Sunetra Sarker.
- 11/28/2014
- Digital Spy
UK based dance company BollyFlex will be making a special appearance on this week’s episode of the hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing. Founder Naz Choudhury, co-partner Leena Patel, as well as his BollyFlex dance group will be bringing Bollywood to the ballroom stage live on Saturday night as part of the show’s opening sequence.
Expressing his excitement about Saturday night, Naz posted the following on a social networking site. “Choreography done! #BollyFlex performing live this weekend (Saturday 29th November) in BBC’s #StrictlyComeDancing & opening the show with the stars. Bollywood Meets Ballroom! First time in history. Watch out UK!”
You can catch BollyFlex making their appearance on Strictly Come Dancing live this Saturday evening at 7pm (UK time) on BBC One. Stay tuned as we will be posting a report on it soon after!
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Expressing his excitement about Saturday night, Naz posted the following on a social networking site. “Choreography done! #BollyFlex performing live this weekend (Saturday 29th November) in BBC’s #StrictlyComeDancing & opening the show with the stars. Bollywood Meets Ballroom! First time in history. Watch out UK!”
You can catch BollyFlex making their appearance on Strictly Come Dancing live this Saturday evening at 7pm (UK time) on BBC One. Stay tuned as we will be posting a report on it soon after!
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- 11/26/2014
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
After months of endless promotions and preparations, Bollywood Showstoppers finally took place at London’s O2 arena on Sunday 3 August. Superstars Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Ali Zafar, Jacqueline Fernandez and Mika Singh took to the stage to perform and dance to some of their hit songs in front of thousands of fans. The show took place just after the Eid festivities, which made it even more special. Founder and producer of Bollywood Showstoppers, Mr Naz Choudhury, and his BollyFlex team took part in the show as backing dancers and together with the stars; it was a show that had many highlights which surely audiences have taken away with them.
The show kicked off with some dance performances by Naz and Bollyflex, which opened the show very well. Subsequently, Raj and Pablo came on to the O2 stage to act in their roles as hosts of the show. We saw them...
The show kicked off with some dance performances by Naz and Bollyflex, which opened the show very well. Subsequently, Raj and Pablo came on to the O2 stage to act in their roles as hosts of the show. We saw them...
- 8/8/2014
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinah, Jacqueline Fernadez, Ali Zafar and Mika Singh are getting ready to rock the O2 with dance and song when Bollywood Showstoppers hits on August 3rd.
Artistic director Naz Choudhury and choreographer Leena Patel of BollyFlex are currently in Mumbai rehearsing with the stars and we have some behind the scenes snaps!
Says Leena Patel, “Bollywood Showstoppers has returned bigger and better with a jam-packed, star-studded show this year. Mumbai has been great so far. Sonakshi will be burning the floor with her acts and she is so excited about her performances. She has brought so much to the rehearsal studio with her bubbly personality, her dedication and dance ability which is just phenomenal! Jacqueline is another exciting act and with Kick releasing soon, she is pumped to give Bollywood Showstoppers a performance to remember. Shahid is all geared about the show and is just as excited as we are.
Artistic director Naz Choudhury and choreographer Leena Patel of BollyFlex are currently in Mumbai rehearsing with the stars and we have some behind the scenes snaps!
Says Leena Patel, “Bollywood Showstoppers has returned bigger and better with a jam-packed, star-studded show this year. Mumbai has been great so far. Sonakshi will be burning the floor with her acts and she is so excited about her performances. She has brought so much to the rehearsal studio with her bubbly personality, her dedication and dance ability which is just phenomenal! Jacqueline is another exciting act and with Kick releasing soon, she is pumped to give Bollywood Showstoppers a performance to remember. Shahid is all geared about the show and is just as excited as we are.
- 7/20/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The stage is set, five Bollywood superstars are coming to London for one of the biggest Bollywood shows in Europe – it can only be Bollywood Showstoppers!
The show will be a one night spectacle on Sunday 3rd August at the London O2 arena. Five of the biggest Bollywood superstars; Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Jacqueline Fernandez, Mika Singh and Ali Zaffar are getting ready to give you an unforgettable show at this year’s Bollywood showstoppers. They have teamed up with BollyFlex, one of Europe’s leading Bollywood dance production companies to bring you all the song, dance, comedy and drama to one of the most prestigious, landmark venues in the UK. Hosted by Raj and Pablo, the night promises to be full of Bollymagic!
Artistic director Naz Choudhury and choreographer Leena Patel of BollyFlex are currently in Mumbai rehearsing with the stars. The passion and creativity is in full flow...
The show will be a one night spectacle on Sunday 3rd August at the London O2 arena. Five of the biggest Bollywood superstars; Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Jacqueline Fernandez, Mika Singh and Ali Zaffar are getting ready to give you an unforgettable show at this year’s Bollywood showstoppers. They have teamed up with BollyFlex, one of Europe’s leading Bollywood dance production companies to bring you all the song, dance, comedy and drama to one of the most prestigious, landmark venues in the UK. Hosted by Raj and Pablo, the night promises to be full of Bollymagic!
Artistic director Naz Choudhury and choreographer Leena Patel of BollyFlex are currently in Mumbai rehearsing with the stars. The passion and creativity is in full flow...
- 7/16/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Showstoppers is a four hour feature length show. Doors open at 5pm and show starts sharp at 6.20pm. The show features full feature length live performances from all the stars performing all their big hits and blockbusters exclusively for one night only. Bollywood Showstoppers is a complete package bringing you world class entertainment live at The O2 Arena London. The show is 30 days away and tickets are selling at rapid speed, don’t miss out the biggest Bollywood show of the year, book your tickets now.
Mika Singh all set to rock the stage at Showstoppers
The power house entertainer will be performing a full feature length live set in Showstoppers and will be performing two 40 minute performances in the first half and second half of the show. He will be singing all his super hits such as the recent blockbuster ‘Jumme Ki Raat’ from Salman Khan’s Kick to...
Mika Singh all set to rock the stage at Showstoppers
The power house entertainer will be performing a full feature length live set in Showstoppers and will be performing two 40 minute performances in the first half and second half of the show. He will be singing all his super hits such as the recent blockbuster ‘Jumme Ki Raat’ from Salman Khan’s Kick to...
- 7/4/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The Bollywood Showstoppers show took place last weekend with an explosive four hour musical spectacular featuring performances from Shaan, Atif Aslam, Malaika Arora Khan and Bipasha Basu. Taking place in the LG Arena and London’s prestigious O2 arena it was a show to remember. Bollyspice.com was there at the O2 arena to catch the performances by the stars.
The show kicked off with singer Shaan who came on stage via the audience, singing 27 songs back to back his personality, humbleness and versatility came across. Speaking about the event the Bollywood singer said, “I loved the whole experience, I will treasure these moments for years to come”.
Next up was Bollywood beauty Bipasha Basu who performed all her iconic numbers including ‘Beedi’. The actress also brought on stage one lucky boy to dance with her to her hit ‘Lucky Boy’ from the film Bachna Ae Haseeno.
Item girl Malaika Arora Khan...
The show kicked off with singer Shaan who came on stage via the audience, singing 27 songs back to back his personality, humbleness and versatility came across. Speaking about the event the Bollywood singer said, “I loved the whole experience, I will treasure these moments for years to come”.
Next up was Bollywood beauty Bipasha Basu who performed all her iconic numbers including ‘Beedi’. The actress also brought on stage one lucky boy to dance with her to her hit ‘Lucky Boy’ from the film Bachna Ae Haseeno.
Item girl Malaika Arora Khan...
- 4/11/2013
- by Meera Sharma
- Bollyspice
Official Launch of ‘Bollywood Showstoppers’ will see Bollywood dance troupe Flex FX on the roof of the world famous venue!
‘Bollywood Showstoppers’ will see this year’s most exciting music and dance line up come together for two spectacular shows in the UK on the 5th (LG Arena, Birmingham) and 7th of April (O2 Arena, London). Iconic Bollywood bombshell Bipasha Basu, dancing diva Malaika Arora Khan, Pakistani rockstar Atif Aslam and Hindi singing star Shaan will all perform alongside leading British dance troupe Flex FX in what will be the UK’s biggest Bollywood showcase in years.
The O2 will be hosting an interactive afternoon with Flex FX on Thursday 21st March. Ten members of the public are being offered the opportunity to win a dance class with the Bollywood dancers, who have previously featured on Sky One’s ‘Got To Dance’ and celebrate their 10-year anniversary this year. The...
‘Bollywood Showstoppers’ will see this year’s most exciting music and dance line up come together for two spectacular shows in the UK on the 5th (LG Arena, Birmingham) and 7th of April (O2 Arena, London). Iconic Bollywood bombshell Bipasha Basu, dancing diva Malaika Arora Khan, Pakistani rockstar Atif Aslam and Hindi singing star Shaan will all perform alongside leading British dance troupe Flex FX in what will be the UK’s biggest Bollywood showcase in years.
The O2 will be hosting an interactive afternoon with Flex FX on Thursday 21st March. Ten members of the public are being offered the opportunity to win a dance class with the Bollywood dancers, who have previously featured on Sky One’s ‘Got To Dance’ and celebrate their 10-year anniversary this year. The...
- 3/18/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Get ready! The spectacular musical concert is now a month away, as all the artists a gearing up to the biggest Bollywood production of 2013. Bollywood Showstoppers features a range of artists performing live the give audiences the perfect music of music, dance and entertainment. The Showstoppers include the beautiful Bollywood icon Bipasha Basu, the dancing queen Malaika Arora Khan, the sensational Shaan and the rockstar return of Atif Aslam.
Atif Aslam returns to the UK with all his new blockbuster hits and the sensational Shaan makes a return after many years of success bringing some of his biggest playback songs to date. Both singers will be performing live with full 80 minute sets with huge collaborations with the star cast and the elite dancers. Bipasha Basu and Malaika Arora Khan are now in rehearsals preparing to mesmerize audiences with there spectacular performances, this is the first time in history a british...
Atif Aslam returns to the UK with all his new blockbuster hits and the sensational Shaan makes a return after many years of success bringing some of his biggest playback songs to date. Both singers will be performing live with full 80 minute sets with huge collaborations with the star cast and the elite dancers. Bipasha Basu and Malaika Arora Khan are now in rehearsals preparing to mesmerize audiences with there spectacular performances, this is the first time in history a british...
- 3/7/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
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