Aalaporan Tamizhan | Kollywood Dance | Kahani Dance Group | Poland

Kollywood - Tamil Film Dance by Kahani Dance Group from Poland during Holi celebrations at Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury in Kraków
Dancers: Kasia Buk, Daria Szymura, Julia Wolfgarth, Weronika Ziaja
Choreography: Kasia Buk

Music: Aalaporan Tamizhan from Mersal movie
Composer: A.R. Rahman

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ABOUT
Indian Dance Group Kahani was formed on June 18, 2016. The group members are dancers with even 12 years of experience, but also young dancers who started their adventure with Indian dance recently. Now Kahani consists of 9 dancers and they create the most perform and one of the most popular Indian dance groups in Poland.
Combining dance and stage experience with a huge passion for Indian culture and performances, it immediately turned out that the girls are the right people in the right place :)

The group was created to focus on Indian dances, develop in them and realize many interesting ideas. For dancers, creating this group is indulge our passion – to only to dance, but also to the performing and co-creation of various events, promoting the Indian culture which fascinates them. It’s self-expression, sharing experiences and skills, connecting with the audience through emotions, bringing on impressions and entertainment. It’s great time and friendship which they found just by creating this group.

The name of the group means “story”. For members, there are two reasons and the meaning of such and not another name. First of all – Indian dances are mainly presenting certain stories, second – dancing is an illustrated by movement story flowing from the hearts of dancers, it reflects their passions, emotions, feelings, experiences.

Kahani Dance Group presents various forms of Indian dance: film dances (Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood), semiclassical (mainly based on kathak and bharatanatyam dance), folk dances (bhangra, lavani, garba, dhandiya, dappan koothu) and Indian dance fusions with others dance styles. The offer includes dance shows, workshops, organization of Indian events, mehendi, lectures, participation in photo sessions and hostessing (fe. in Indian costumes).

Despite the short activity, Kahani has already appeared on many events in Poland, including among others: Festival of Colors in Katowice, celebrations of Holi and Diwali in Warsaw, Krakow and Wroclaw, they were a part of the spectacle “Desert Secrets” organized by world-famous oriental dancer Suraiya, they danced during the New Year’s Eve at the Palace of Culture and Science, during the Day of the Republic of India in the Marriott Hotel in Warsaw, during the International Yoga Day at Pole Mokotowskie, World Travel Show in Ptak Warsaw Expo and many more. Kahani also performed in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, for members of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. The group performed, among others for the President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Poland, for Rati and Anita Agnihotri, they shared the scene among others with Indian stars like Panjabi MC and Ranjeet Rajwada and Polish stars like Conrado Moreno, Piersi, Edyta Herbuś, Wojciech Cejrowski. Girls are often invited as a guest for important events, on one of them they also met the Bollywood star Manisha Koirala. They constantly cooperate with the Embassy of India in Warsaw, with the Indo-Polish Cultural Committee (IPCC) based in Krakow, with the Indian Association of Poland, SIAP – South Indian Association of Poland, IPFA – Indo-Polish Friendship Association and with the India International Foundation.