“Dancing to the beat of his dreams” : Rohit Gijare

Rohit is a highly captivating dancer who’s taking on Instagram by speed. Born and raised in Nashik, he spent his early years growing in Pune. Rohit was always drawn to the magic of dance from his early childhood days and thus he took part in numerous school events. A lucrative job offer resulted in his family moving to the United States of America. The shifting to a new land did not dampen his love for the art of dance and he enrolled himself in a dance school there.

Kathak, an Indian Classical Dance form was what Rohit choose to train for 8 long years and decided to make an impactful career of it. Kathak, he says is free-flowing and versatile. Having trained under a prominent choreographer Archana Joglekar , in the United States, he largely developed his rhythm, posture and the grace required to rightly portray this art form. Rohit incorporates Bollywood fusion as well in his moves. Choreographing and being part of various shows got him to tour the world delivering smash hit performances!!

While in college he was quite an accomplisher in psychology and communications as he was in dance. Rohit signed up for many dance classes, some of which included western styles from Broadway dance centre in New York. During his second year in college, he branched into dance production, which gave him a green card to explore the globe doing what he embraces best – Dancing.Rohit impressively brought Indie style to his dance moves. Not only was Rohit a memorable contestant of Dance India Dance but he also made his way to various reality television shows captivating the audience with aura and charm. Post finishing his college, Rohit was among the special chosen twenty to perform dance routines with Shiamak Davar, an admired dancer amidst Indian audiences. 

An expert in American, Hip Hop and Indian dance forms attesting to eight years of work experience, he has his presence strongly felt on YouTube owing to the productive usage of the Lock downtime. He uses this challenging platform to beneficially coach on classical dance numbers, western and Bollywood fusion styles. His wife Aaliya is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and strong support to her husband in his accomplishments. Although their Dance Styles are varied, they’re meant for tapping into one another’s hearts.

His wife, Aaliya is  a part of Universal Studios in the marketing department when they met. She auditioned at his dance company and stayed friends with Rohit for four months. She’s a Bharatnatyam trained dancer. As we see, although their styles are varied, they’re meant for tapping into one another’s hearts.

An expert in American, Hip Hop and Indian dance forms attesting to eight years of work experience. He extends due gratitude to the recent quarantine, that ensured he establishes a digital presence, mustered by the kind encouragement of his wife who skillfully dances and records his video, quickly gave him youtube fame as well. His beneficial coaching incorporates classical dance numbers, besides western and Bollywood fusion styles.

Rohit quotes commencing online videos since March 2012. As compared to professional ones, he posts home videos which are fresh every week and preferred by viewers who eagerly wait.

Rohit derives his shot of boost from Bollywood. His vast knowledge of art forms expands to folk, hip- hop as well as street jazz. He remixes Western, American and Indian fusion styles together to an enchanting mastery.

A Never Give Up Attitude and staying Strongly Focused is what gets Rohit to positively overcome the battles of life.