The Art of Bollywood Dance: Taal Bollywood Dancers and Jyoti Garg at TEDxGreenville

Incorporating elements of dance from the dance traditions of other cultures and from other Indian dance forms, Bollywood Dancing is featured in almost all Bollywood films and, with the world-wide popularity of movies like Slum Dog Millionaire, is now popular as a recreational and workout method in many Western countries.

Ms. Jyoti Garg is the founder and director of Taal, Greenville and the Upstate's premier Indian dance school. She holds a B.S. in Industrial/ Manufacturing Engineering and M.B.A. in Operations Management. Jyoti has been teaching dance for over 20 years.

Born and raised in the United States, she was first introduced to the world of Indian dance at the age of 9 years. She is passionate about teaching all of the facets, beauty and grace of Indian Dance, bringing a sense of community building,instilling a great part of Indian culture as well as adding health benefits associated with dance and exercise.

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