Dancing it out for a cause at Dance India Dance 4

DANCE INDIA DANCE is a dance reality show that has created a new culture altogether in the country with 3 successful seasons on ZEE TV. 

Winning or even being considered for DID as it is called is a matter of honour for any aspiring dancer. What I have liked most about the show is it has got non -dancers interested in dancing :)

A lot of credit goes to the judges and Grandmaster Mithun Chakravorty. This time in DID 4 (season 4) we will get to see a set of new judges -Mudassar Khan , Feroz Khan and Shruti Merchant. All three of them are from the gen.next breed of bollywood choreographers with quite a few chart busters in their kitty.

In an event organised by Indiblogger last week with Zee TV at the Oberoi's Delhi, the new judges of the show were introduced to the audience. Mudassar and Feroz Khan were the two present of the three judges.Both of them ensured that each and everyone present in the room #danced it out. They danced to their hits too. Needless to say the audience was floored !!

  
  
The Judges

Mudassar Khan - The young dancer has been busy teaching Salman Khan how to dance it out. He has to his credit movies like Dabanng 2, Ready, Bodyguard and the latest chart buster "part all night" from the movie Boss.He runs a dance school in Mumbai and has a troupe by the name of sharpstooerz

Feroz Khan -He was associated with Farah Khan for a long time as her assistant. He has directed many ads and songs like Maa ka Ladla from Dostana and move your body from the movie Johnny Gaddar which were huge hits


Shruti Merchant-Comes from a family of Choregraphers. Her elder sister Vaibhavi Merchant has already made her place in Bollywood. Following her sister's footsteps she got into dancing finding her way to the top by choreographing Kajra re from the movie Bunty Aur Babli and Kudiya nu thug le from the movie Ladies vs Ricky Behl and won an award too for the latter.

A new concept #danceitout
Other than introducing new judges this time the concept DID has picked up is very interesting, which is dancing for a cause. Now isn’t that cool as dance is a way to express yourself freely and just be yourself. If you do it for a cause dear to you imagine the level you can take it up to and the connect you would have with your audience. I think it is an innovative way of creating awareness and making way into billions of hearts through dance.

My Cause
I would like to see them dancing out for a cause dear to my heart-Senior Citizens.I think in todays fast paced society they feel neglected and left out. We treat them more as a liability. Whereas the truth is they quietly contribute a lot to keep things going for us. As a country too, we lack in giving them opportunities not just with social security and benefits but also alternatives with career, lifestyle, perusing hobbies and so on. With knowledge and experience combined, they are our treasure.We need them to give the youth a direction. The youth may have the all the energy and excitement to go forward but we need our past to tell us the pros and cons for us to decide and make our own way.

 Feroz and Mudassar Khan at the Indiblogger's meet at the Oberoi Hotel in Delhi


                        
Fashion Meter
Though this was all about dancing  however me being a fashion ...observer (for lack of a better word) have to mention about the fashion quotient at the event. Both Mudassar and Feroz Khan have their own individual personalities and with the success both of them have had they had no airs about being celebrities. They mingled well with everyone and were paitent enough to pose with the same poses over and over again with strange people..oops fans!! I really appreciated their modesty for this.

However, they left much to be desired for with their choice of dressing for the event. Velvet was the chosen fabric both for Mudassar and Feroz, which I honestly would say was a let down. Both have such strong elements in their personalities that could have been worked out and paid attention to bring out the real them –"the dancers" or Masters of Dance.