Salsa guru Kaytee Namgayal talks about salsa and its sensuous moves

Quick, quick slow, two times over, two four beat measures, and off you go into the world of Salsa, the western dance form which has not only caught the fantasy of dance enthusiasts but has also modified the Bollywood nomenclature. Having made celebs like Viveik Oberoi, Sunita Rao, Sophie Choudhary groove to his beats, Kaytee Namgayal is now set to acquaint Puneites with the salsa version of Bollywood nomenclature as well.

With his newly launched branch in the city, Namgayal's Salsa India Productions is ready to drive Puneites the salsa way. Kaytee, who has shared an intimate relationship with the dance form for the last eight years, was groomed under the tutelage of many internationally acclaimed artistes feels, "The kind of salsa that is taught in Pune is good in a local context. But if we talk of international standards, then the training does not meet the parameters. It was this reason that made Pune the next stop for Salsa India."

Trained in Cuban, New York and Los Angeles styles, Namgayal's passion for salsa and his zeal to promote it in India has seen him conducting many workshops and classes across the country. For Namgayal, who has also tried his hand at other western dance forms, salsa as a dance is very expressive and gives him the freedom of experimentation.

Talking about the increasing popularity of salsa in India, the expert says, "Salsa is a very vibrant and social dance form which does not discriminate among its students on the basis of their age. Also, today it is fast becoming a style statement in India. Moreover the kind of media attention that salsa has been getting of late, adds to its popularity in the country."

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