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Tuesday, 3 January 2017

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - Bombay Times Page 1


Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai 

My biggest day when I [ Ritambhara Sahni ] was featured along with my students of Ritambhara Sahni's Institute on the 1st Page of Bombay Times - The cover photo. 

 Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni has surly come a long way since 2005 but this has been the proudest moment in my life since 1998 ever since i ran Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For the Performing Arts.
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Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance
Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai


So in the year 2003,the rains were not happening for a long time and the forecast said as well that the rains would be delayed. We always have the 1st shower towards the end of May but that really dint happen at that time. The May in 2003 was really hot and i would say hotter than its ever been. Everyone was really anxious for the rains to happen soon. News channels were on in every house to know when are the rains going to happen but it was June and still summer at its intense. 
I was running my institute - Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For The Performing Arts at that time and had done a few elementary belly dance workshops in Mumbai where belly dance was not so popular in that point in time. I received a call from Bombay Times from their photographer and he asked me if i teach Jazz and Contemporary. I did and it was one of my favorite dance forms and so I said 'yes I do' . He said he wanted to do a photo shoot with me and my students. He also asked me how high i could jump and i said i could jump and leap high. He asked me if my students could do the same ? I said - ' yes my students are my reflection and i have made them dance just like me and so yes they can also jump and leap that high. So ...he said ' Great' and he asked me to come with 3 more students of mine on the roof top of Oberois [ Nariman Point ] and he asked us to come on an empty stomach. 
We reached there in the early evening and he asked me to demonstrate to him some dance leaps. I showed him various dance leaps and he told me that he wants me to leap high as in i am dancing and praying and reaching out to God in a prayer in the form of a dance leap. He said he wanted me to leap as high as if i am praying to God sincerely and trying to reach out to God in the form of a dance leap but dint tell me what i should pray for. He asked us to stand in a line and said we need to keep jumping and leaping till he gets a picture where all of us look the same and are at the same level . We were like ' WOW' - 'even we would leave to see that happen. Usually when you practice several times for a performance and you keep leaping together, eventually everyone understands each other to look alike and reach the same level but here we had not practiced this leap together. Si , i told my girls that consider the 1st few rounds of leaps as understanding each other and adjusting with one another to look alike. I also told them not to be nervous and jump and leap as high as they could initially. I also made them warm up and then told them that this is going to be just amazing. 
Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai
BElly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni
So, the photographer was ready and he was sitting and ready to click us from an angel at the floor level looking upwards. I gave the count and we jumped. the photographer said ...'No girls - Go higher !!' hahahahaahah...the fun had just begun. after several leaps [ over 50 leaps atleast ] - he got us at one level and to his desired height . 

We asked him on which page would this come and why would we appear in the papers - he said we would be on the 1st page of Bombay Times - the cover photo - preying to the rain Gods for the rains to come as soon as possible. 


Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni
Belly dance Institute Mumbai


Oh my gosh...what a beautiful idea and what a privileged it was and I loved his idea and concept and loved the way he directed all of us. This was a great moment. 


But after the photo shoot i was really worried ...i thought to myself that after this appears in the papers , what if the rains don't really happen soon ? ...as we were not praying for the rains...we dint actually know what we were praying for ??? We were just emoting a prayer in our dance leap . So i called all the girls again and we went in one of the girls building back compound and leaped several times and prayed sincerely for the rains to happen. We did this after 2 days and the next day the 1st shower happened. 



Yes...the rain Gods do exist and they heard us out loud. A great moment in my life for which i prayed and really worked hard for. Will cherish this moment all my life :)
Ritambhara Sahni belly dance institute Mumbai
Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance


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Ritambhara Sahni on Zee News

Ritambhara Sahni on Star News - Her interview on Star News When Katrina Kaif was injured

INDIA'S FIRST FLASH MOB - choregraphed by RITAMBHARA SAHNI

INDIA'S 1ST FLASH MOB by Ritambhara Sahni

RITAMBHARA SAHNI BELLY DANCE - TRAINING CELEBRITIES

Ritambhara Sahni trains Jacqueline Fernandes in Belly Dance and Tribal Belly Dance Fusion

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Ritambhara Sahni - interview in the Afternoon News - Jelly Belly

Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai in Hindustan - Times - Mumbai's 1st belly dance show with 200 Indian belly Dancers

Ritambhara Sahni - Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - write up in idiva

Ritambhara Sahni in Bombay Times - interview on Sh'bam Fitness

Ritambhara Sahni - Dance Workouts that get you party fit

BELLY DANCE INSTITUTE MUMBAI - PRESS

Belly Dance Your way to A Flat Stomach - write up in Bombay times

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai in Harmony Magazine - Senior Citizens Belly Dancing

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Belly Dance and Garba in the Bombay Times - belly dance institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni - in DNA NEWS- Belly Dance in South Bombay

RITAMBHARA SAHNI BELLY DANCE INSTITUTE MUMBAI - PRESS

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai in Times Of India - Belly Dance Now Getting Popular in Weddings

Ritambhara Sahni - Bombay Times - Belly Dance Awareness



About Ritambhara Sahni and her Articles-click on the following links to read






20 reasons to belly dance today by Ritambhara Sahni

7 Things About Your 1st Belly Dance Performance by Ritambhara Sahni

Belly Dance And its Health Benefits by Ritambhara Sahni

Belly Dance and Yoga - Interesting Article by Ritambhara Sahni

5 types of belly dance styles by Ritambhara Sahni

Ritambhara Sahni - A Brief Self Profile

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Reviews

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Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Reviews

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Review -- by student Purvi

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Reviews - by student Dr. Suchitra

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Review

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai Review ---by Dr. Bela

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai reviews --- by Valencia

Ritambhara Sahni Review

Review by Students - click on the following links to read



All The Information a Beginner needs to know

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Ritambhara Sahni on Belly Dance Belts , 

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Monday, 1 February 2016

Ritambhara Sahni's belly dance Institute Mumbai - students story about belly dance as her childhood dream and her journey with us to fullfil it.



OUR STUDENT RINKY – HOW BELLY DANCE HAS BEEN HER CHILDHOOD DREAM AND HOW BELLY DANCE INSTITUTE MUMBAI BY RITAMBHARA SAHNI AND RITAMBHARA SAHNI HAVE HELPED HER FULFIL HER DREAM.



Ritambhara Sahni hereself is living her dream to belly dance and help each and every female feel the power and beauty of belly dance. To get more details visit: www.bellydancemumbai.com
Here is Rinky’s story with Belly dance and Ritambhara Sahni’s Belly dance Institute Mumbai. (Mumbai’s 1st ever belly dance class)

Ritambhara Sahni belly dance
RITAMBHARA SAHNI'S ASPIRING STUDENT


Humming to Shakira's "Whenever Wherever" is a distant memory now, when I was in school. My eyes used to be glued to the screen when the video played on TV. Her moves mesmerized me, the ease with which she made her waist move like that, I was amazed every time I saw it. At that time Belly dancing classes were really difficult to find. I kept switching from Kathak to Bharatnatyam to Jive/Salsa. At the back of my mind I always felt like i had to and wanted to dance like Shakira that if only I could do what she does. I used to read articles which said that to get that sort of flexibility you have to minimize your salt intake. But well, living in India it's really not possible. So i used to copy her, at least tried to. I used to manage a step or two. Years went by and I soon started concentrating on other things. I graduated, I got placed & thus I shifted to Mumbai for job. I was living a professional life- getting up going to office returning home on a repeat mode, from Monday to Friday. Something was missing. Dance has always been something i enjoyed since childhood.


Having shifted to Mumbai, a city which is known to have everything
 I searched for  Belly Dance Classes in Mumbai. There came a number of classes to learn Belly Dancing. I opened the one which was topmost- Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai. I contacted them & was immediately briefed about the course. The fact that there are so many levels through which I would get to learn so much thrilled me. I became very much interested in learning the art of Belly Dancing & so I went ahead to enroll.

I told my friends about it and they were like “wow” because Belly Dancing is definitely not something you can find everywhere. Fascinated by finally finding a learning institute, I just couldn’t wait for the classes to start. I started listening to Shakira again, reliving memories.
And then the day finally arrived. I was going to learn something I had dreamt of in my childhood. Entering the class I could hear the tinkling of coins. It was a very soothing sound. I could see a number of girls shimmying with a belly dance belt wrapped around their waist. The belly dance belts making that noise made me feel i was in a temple of Goddesses. They looked so pretty glittering in the light & clinking together with the moves. I was eager to try one of the belly dancing belts  and start swaying. The belly dancing belt had got me more curious and even more eager.

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance
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 I had enrolled in the beginner’s course, level 1,2 & 3. My first class was all that I had imagined it to be. Amazing choice of songs, the music just wants you to Belly Dance. The choreography was beautiful, perfect for a beginner. The dance in itself is refreshing. It’s like you have been introduced to a new you, a woman who feels so beautiful and more confident about her body. Ritambhara Sahni is professionally trained to know all the moves involved in belly dancing. As a woman the dance form enlightens you to see a better you & brings you closer to yourself  and of course the belly dance belts that i found in this belly dance class in Mumbai get you even closer to the art of belly dancing. Belly Dancing belts have made more addicted to belly dancing and i cannot imagine belly dancing without my belly dancing belt.
Ritambhara Sahni belly dance
Having completed levels 1 & 2, I enrolled for the next levels as well. I had decided then on that I am going to go till the end. Learn all levels & as much as I could. By the time I reached advanced levels, I had become really good at Belly dancing. I picked up on every step quickly. The Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni also gives you an opportunity of becoming a trainer at their Institute. If given a chance I would definitely pursue teaching the dance form there. 
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IN THE PRESS

Ritambhara Sahni - Bombay Times - Belly Dance Awareness

Bombay Times- Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni - Belly Dance Your Way to a Flat Stomach by Ritambhara Sahni

Times Of India - idiva - Ritambhara Sahni - her article on Dance and its Health Benefits

Bombay Times - Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - her article on Dance workouts that keep you Party Fit.

Hindustan Times Article of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni and Ritambhara Sanhi

DNA News Article - Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni - ARTICLE

Bombay times - Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - her article on belly dance awareness

Mumbai mirror - Ritambhara Sahni - Belly Dance Institute Mumbai article.

Afternoon news paper - Ritambhara Sahni's Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - article

Bombay Times - Belly Dance Institute Mumbai By Ritambhara Sahni article on Belly Dance and Dandiya Fusion

Bombay Times - Times Of India - Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - her article on Belly Dance and Sh'bam fitness

Ritambhara Sahni - All About Her and Her Articles

Ritambhara Sahni - All About her story with Dance and Belly Dance

Ritambhara Sahni - how she made Belly Dance - her childhood dream into a Reality

Ritambhara Sahni talks About Women Empowernment and Belly Dance

Ritambhara Sahni - her battle to change the viewpoint of Belly Dance

Review - Real Life Review - Ritambhara Sahni - her Student on Belly Dance and her Broken Engagement

Review - Real life Review of Ritambhara Sahni - her student on Belly Dance and her Failed Love Story

20 reasons to belly dance by Ritambhara Sahni

7 MUSTS for an Aspiring Belly Dance Performing Artist by Ritambhara Sahni.

Ritambhara Sahni - her article in the Near fox app



Review - by Ritambhara Sahni - her students


Testimonial by Ritambhara Sahni - her students


About Ritambhara Sahni's Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - Student Information



Belly dance Institute Mumbai - centers at Colaba, Bandra West, Khar West and Andheri West


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