The Bollywood Shake Team
Ruchika Dias - Founder, CEO
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Bollywood Shake was started by Ruchika Dias in 2009 because of her passion for dance and teaching. Ruchika Dias has been trained in Indian classical dance and has choreographed and participated in several performances including Bollywood, hip-hop and Indian classical/folk dances going back to when she was very little. Ruchika Dias also has a Masters in Computer Engineering and an MBA degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
After successfully growing and expanding Bollywood Shake in the Austin area, Ruchika is now focussing on getting the Bollywood Shake Houston operations up and running. Her dream is to take Bollywood Shake all over the US and bring Bollywood dancing to the mainstream.
Bollywood Shake was started by Ruchika Dias in 2009 because of her passion for dance and teaching. Ruchika Dias has been trained in Indian classical dance and has choreographed and participated in several performances including Bollywood, hip-hop and Indian classical/folk dances going back to when she was very little. Ruchika Dias also has a Masters in Computer Engineering and an MBA degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
After successfully growing and expanding Bollywood Shake in the Austin area, Ruchika is now focussing on getting the Bollywood Shake Houston operations up and running. Her dream is to take Bollywood Shake all over the US and bring Bollywood dancing to the mainstream.
_Khushbu Guggarigoudar - Artistic Director
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Khushbu is a trained dancer with over 15 years of dance experience. Besides Bollywood, she is experienced in Classical Indian dance forms including Bharatnatyam, Kathak, various courses dealing with the folk dances of India and has undergone extensive training in the field of jazz and western styles. She studied dance at the Nalanda Dance Institute in Mumbai and has brought her passion for dance all the way to Texas!
Khushbu has been a part of Bollywood Shake from the very beginning and is an integral part of the organization. She has spearheaded all the creative aspects of the company from the creative direction of the classes and choreography all the way to branding the company logo and flyers.
_Jessika Zamora - Senior Instructor/Choreographer (Austin)
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Jessika has been dancing since she was a little girl and has experience in various dance forms such as ballet, hip-hop, jazz, salsa and Bollywood. She has been teaching Bollywood dancing for over 2 years. Her passion for dance can be seen in her performances when she pours her heart out on the stage!
Jessika is currently a Senior Instructor at Bollywood Shake and teaches various classes from kids classes to workout classes. She also enjoys choreographing dances for class and performances. For her day job, Jessika works full-time as a Designer at Crate and Barrel.
Komal Gandhi - Senior Instructor/Choreographer (Austin)
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Komal is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer with over 10 years of dance experience. She also specializes in various Indian folk dances. She has taught Bharatnatyam to kids for 3 years and folk and Bollywood dance to students of all ages for over 7 years. Indian dances play a very important part in her life as she feels that dance has made her the person she is today!
Komal is a Senior Instructor at Bollywood Shake and teaches both kids and adults classes. She also teaches various special series and workshops such as the Folk Series, Garba/Dandiya workshop etc. Komal is also currently pursuing her Masters degree in French at the University of Texas at Austin.
Shweta Vasudeva - Web Manager
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Shweta is a Computer Engineer by profession and works as a Web Manager at Bollywood Shake. She has been part of Bollywood Shake since 2009 and in the past was also an active member of the professional dance group at Bollywood Shake.
After the birth of her son, she has taken a break from dancing and is now utilizing her software skills to the fullest.
Jennifer Martin - Senior Instructor (Austin)
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Jennifer has been an aerobics instructor and step class instructor, but after taking Bollywood Shake Choreography classes, she knew she had to combine Bollywood moves and music into a work-out class!
She has been teaching work-out classes at Bollywood Shake since October 2010. She also does sprint triathlons. Jennifer has two children and practices veterinary medicine in South Austin.
The Rest of The Team:
Nagaveni Dasari - Admin Manager
Sereena John - Senior Instructor (Austin)
Pavani Pathirana - Instructor (Austin)
Sanvita Sample - Instructor and Performer (Austin & Houston)
Rakshitha Nagaraju - Instructor (Austin)
Nisha Hemnani - Instructor (Austin)
Saru Basnet - Instructor (Austin)
Adusha Bodapatti - Instructor (Austin)
Shreya Ruxmohan - Instructor (Houston)
Soumya Mohan - Instructor (Houston)
Nagaveni Dasari - Admin Manager
Sereena John - Senior Instructor (Austin)
Pavani Pathirana - Instructor (Austin)
Sanvita Sample - Instructor and Performer (Austin & Houston)
Rakshitha Nagaraju - Instructor (Austin)
Nisha Hemnani - Instructor (Austin)
Saru Basnet - Instructor (Austin)
Adusha Bodapatti - Instructor (Austin)
Shreya Ruxmohan - Instructor (Houston)
Soumya Mohan - Instructor (Houston)