People worked out to Bollywood tunes at Expo 2020 Dubai’s Sports Arena

DUBAI: Local Bhangra and Bollywood teachers took over the Sports Arena at Expo 2020 Dubai for five hours of fitness classes, incorporating a fusion of different dance styles, including bhangra dance, hip-hop, Arabic and jazz dance.

Kicking off with BollyPop – appropriately with a few high kicks thrown into the mix – the high-octane one-hour-class brought a smile to the faces of all of the participants. Led by Amal Sahadevan and his team from BollyPop fusion fitness – who hold classes at Dubai’s GymNation – participants of all ages and nationalities tried their utmost to replicate Shah Rukh Khan and Malhari moves.

Amal Sahadevan said: “We take signature moves from Bollywood legends like Shah Rukh Khan and Priti Ghosh and then modify them to create easy to follow moves. The moves include bhangra, dandiya dance, and tall dance – which makes you stand up straight – and the music we play gets you in the mood to move and groove with songs like Dhol Baje, Malhari and Sadi Gali.”

Bhangra Burn by Hardy Singh; followed by DesiDX Dance Fitness by Mili Dutt; Zumba meets Bollywood by Zumba coaches BollyPop and Desi DX team, and a second round of Bhangra Burn by Hardy Singh all ensured that energy levels were kept high throughout the night.

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