Studio DanzFitz

DanzFitz is the place for dance lovers

Get footloose and lose your soul to the most amazing dance forms in the world. At Studio Danzfitz, you can jive to the rhythm, be fancy free and have fun while dancing. From Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, Dirty dancing, salsa, Lambada, Ballroom, Tango, Waltz, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Jive and funk, Latino and party dance all are taught under one roof. One of its kind in Delhi, Studio DanzFitz is a place for all the dance lovers and dance enthusiasts.

Kiran who is fondly called Sir Kiran by his students has been teaching dance since the last 12 years. He pursued his training in Calcutta under a very renowned teacher who is no more. He started his career from Delhi School of Music and is still teaching there. Studio DanzFitz is the brainchild of Kiran, who has big names like the Reebok Studio at GK, Club Excel, YMCA Nizamuddin and American School on his CV.

As many dance forms are taught at the Studio, care is taken that they are categorized properly and separate days and timings for each ensure that students can learn in a systematic way. There are special workshops for children between 8 to 15 years and weekend classes for busy executives. The aerobics and fitness classes are held 7 days a week for fitness buffs. The age group is anywhere between 6 to 60 years. The corporates and the CEOs of major companies specially favour salsa and Ballroom. They come here to unwind after a hard day at office.

The army and the air force people form a major chunk of the crowd. Kiran is promoting Western classical dance in a major way, as he even has a club called Full Stop for Latino and ballroom dance. His students are a part of this club and they can come and practice their steps, as some of them are performers as well. Kiran feels, "There is no other place in Delhi where this kind of music is played. All discotheques usually play bhangra, remix, trance and beats, so I felt the need for my students for such kind of a club and the response has been overwhelming. I make sure I have limited crowd, as I prefer having intelligent and exclusive people - preferably the corporate crowd. For membership the eligibility is that you should know your dance well as ballroom and salsa consist of 40-50 dance steps. We play totally different kind of music and people who don’t know cannot enjoy the ambience. It’s unlike a disco where you can move in your own way. If everyone is doing Cha cha cha you have to do that, people have to learn before joining. I already have 100- 150 members and we invite 10 guests each time so they know what we are teaching and can join the classes.”

Kiran wants people to be aware of such dance forms, as not many people know about the studio. Ashley Lobo and Shimak Davar are totally in a different league as they are teaching mostly on fast beats and indi-pop and film music. At Studio DanzFitz the forms of dance being taught is western classical, which is mostly taught abroad. Sir Kiran does not take people who want to learn dancing on Hindi film music; he is also against forcing children to learn dancing. He feels that the parents should not send their children. "It should come from within the child, as it is they who have to learn. So if the child come on his/her own will, I takes them in," he says.

Different sort of dancing takes different duration of time to learn. If Jazz is like a Diploma course, tap is a degree course. Tap is a bit difficult but on the other hand ballroom and salsa are easier then jazz. Studio DanzFitz awards its own certificate as well. Kiran has choreographed many stage shows including the one held recently at Taj Palace in Delhi for the Austrian Embassy. The band was from Vienna and there were 24 dancers on the floor. This event was for the Gujarat earthquake cause.

According to Kiran, "Slowly people are getting aware of this form of dance because all over the world, if you go to a party you’ll have to do this form of dance. If you don’t know then you’ll obviously feel out of place. For this type of dance form you need proper space, atmosphere, different kind of music and shoes. Ballroom is something you can do in your normal outfits, so it’s a big hit with the corporate big wigs.  As of now I am also teaching at the British High Commission during lunchtime as a part of their stress relief programme. People there come running for my classes during lunchtime and their enthusiasm really warms my heart.”

Move with the originals and join Studio DanzFitz to learn the right moves.

Address: Tagore International School, IInd Floor, Near ‘C’ Block Market, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi - 110 057
Phone: 614 8593

- Jyoti Narang