Had a Tough Time Convincing People to Learn Professional Dancing: Shiamak Davar

1,552 views · Published 30 August 2017 · 8:31 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: NDTV India · 2017 · Entertainment

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Choreographer Shiamak Davar says that when he had started a school of dancing, he had a tough time persuading parents of his students why dance should be taken seriously. Davar says that in those days (20 to 30 years ago) it wasn't common to see boys attending dance classes and that people feared that 'no one would marry' girls who were taking dance lessons with boys. (Audio in Hindi)

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