The SHIAMAK SPB Convention is designed to give the training students from all across the world the opportunity to train and study dance and performing arts in a professional environment in Mumbai. The program is for students of the age 18 years and above and is structured to advance the technical skills of dancers in a wide variety of techniques and improve their dance vocabulary.

 

Classes are 6 days a week from 9am to 9pm and over the course of 3 weeks. Students attend classes in dance styles including Shiamak Style, Ballet, Hip Hop, Yoga, Salsa, Bollywood Jazz, film & linguistics, folk and creative movement therapy.

 

A visit to Mumbai is incomplete without a Bollywood experience! Participants will get a chance to visit a movie studio / set, and experience a Bollywood show / event / awards show.

 

Shiamak Style

Shiamak Style is a creative amalgamation of indo contemporary and modern movement, strong ballet grounding with influences of Indian classical and folk dance. With a strong focus on technique, each class consists of exercises, passes and choreography in a structured syllabus set by Shiamak. The choreography in Shiamak Style is a collage of breathtaking visuals.

 

Bollywood Jazz

Shiamak revolutionized the dance scene in Bollywood with his national award winning work in the feature film Dil Toh Pagal Hai. Keeping the spice of Bollywood intact, Shiamak enhanced it with the technique of jazz. Fitness, finesse and finery became synonymous with Shiamak's choreography in Bollywood.

Shiamak's Bollywood Jazz™ is a super hit amongst all age groups.

 

Shiamak's Inner Dance Movement

Shiamak's inner dance movement combines elements of Yoga asanas, breathing techniques and dance. The almost meditative class of Inner Dance Movement is peaceful aligning the mind, body and spirit blended together through a musical retreat and dance transitions.

 

Hip-Hop

Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles like breaking, locking and popping amongst others. Cool, urban, and young, this form of dance requires a lot of style and spunk. It is the most popular style amongst the youth today.

 

Ballet

Ballet is a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology. Ballet technique is used in many other dance forms. It requires years of training to learn and master this dance form which lays a strong foundation in technique that helps a dancer perform any other dance style better.

 

Film & Linguistic Program

This module helps them understand dance in films and dance-based films. The second aspect of the module will focus on communication and linguistic skills and spoken language skills are also a part of the workshop.

 

Creative Movement Therapy

This module will help participants explore their personalities through dance and movement, and understand how it can help them to heal.

 

Broadway Jazz

This style entails the power of performance and incorporating expressions in their dance. Students will learn routines from famous Broadway musicals.