Mumbai: Indian Folk Dance received its due glory when famous choreographer Ms.Vaishali Sagar and grand daughter in law of Ramanand Sagar, won an international dance competition in Istanbul, Turkey recently and made the country proud. Ms.Vaishali Sagar has done her masters in Indian Folk Dance under the guidance of Guru Rooma Banerjee and Shri Prashant Baflekar. Currently, she is running Kalanjay Dance Academy which has a strength of 900 students. She also represents India at the FIDAF (federation of international dance festival) based in South Korea and has won various accolades for India in a biggest folk dance competition in Asia, ''The Cheonan International Dance Festival''. Vaishali has also represented India in various international folk dance festivals based in Italy, Austria, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Bulgaria, and Czech Republic.
Vaishali Sagar, when asked about the achievement, said, “Dance for many is a hobby, but to me, it has been a passion, a never-ending zeal that drives me and gives me ultimate happiness. It was an exhilarating moment when Indian folk dance was recognized with Jury Award trophy at the Istanbul Dance Competition, it always gives you immense pride when your hard work is recognized. My sole aim is now to get Indian folk dance highlighted and recognized at various other international platforms”.
Bollywood Superstar Hrithik Roshan says "Folk Dancing is something which is very close to my heart and by winning this festival, Vaishali has made me so proud and I'm so happy to say that she’s the torchbearer of taking our very own folk dance to different places in the world".
Renowned Film Director , Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra known for movies like 3 Idiots, Sanju, Munnabhai MBBS, Parineeta etc. when asked about Ms. Vaishali Sagar said “ I saw Vaishali Sagar’s performance by chance at St. Andrew’s, the performance was world-class and the fact that she and team won an international dance comes as no surprise to me. She has brought honor to India and made the nation proud. She is a lady who completely personifies the quote that if a person is talented and capable, success will automatically follow like what we say in 3 Idiots, Kabil Bano, kaamyabi aapkei kadam choomegi.”
Sussane Khan who is a renowned personality said “It gives me immense pleasure to congratulate Vaishali Sagar who has taken this amazing initiative for Indian folk dance and has taken it to another level, she won the jury award in an international competition in Istanbul. As a parent, we encourage our kids to learn all forms of dance forms and Vaishali is a person who is keeping alive Indian heritage and culture through imparting the future generation with our folk dance.”
Actress Poonam Dhillon adds "I have known Vaishali for many years and seen her grow and accomplish this amazing achievement in the field of folk, many years ago my daughter also learned folk dance from Vaishali and shes undoubtedly one of the best teachers of folk dance in India today".
Apart from teaching students at her academy “Kalanjay” also participates in various international festivals and has represented India in the Federation of International Dance Festivals as well. And with that, Vaishali balances her ambitions and future as a dancer, along with sustaining and garnering honor for Indian folk dance itself.
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