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A memorial of Halabja at the University of
Hull on Sunday, March 18-
14.3.2006
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DANCERS ARE BOLLY GOOD
14 March 2006
A new dance company packed with eastern promise is
bringing the magic of Bollywood to Hull.
The Hollywood Bollywood Company has been rapidly
establishing itself in the city during the past 12
months, running lively Bollywood-style dance classes
in schools and community centres across the city.
But this Sunday, members of the public will be able
to see the group performing live for an altogether
more sombre cause - in a tribute to the 5,000 people
who died in the Kurdish city of Halabja on March 19,
1988, after a devastating chemical attack by Saddam
Hussein's regime.
The memorial will take place at the
University of Hull's Middleton Hall, Cottingham
Road, Hull, on Sunday - the 18th anniversary of the
attack - and tickets are free.
Company founder Amit Tripathi, 24, from Delhi, said
he thought it was important his dance troupe
appeared at the memorial.
"We are performing for free because it's such a good
cause," he said. "It's important we don't forget
about events like Halabja."
Hollywood Bollywood runs classes open to all-comers
at Thorpe Resource Centre, in Orchard Park, every
Friday, and at Kingston Youth Centre, every
Saturday.
Amit came to England from Delhi to study computer
programming, but later decided to follow his dream
of dancing for a living. He performs alongside Daina
Gregory and her daughter Katherine, Supriya Kalia
and Sukant Dole.
The group says its aim is to bring the best of
eastern and western culture together by fusing the
Bollywood dancing style and western pop music into
one exciting mix. They say the classes are already
helping to bring different communities together.
Supriya, 26, who hails originally from Bombay - "the
home of Bollywood" - said the company was also
hoping to take their dancing mission beyond Hull to
the rest of the country. It is looking for new
Bollywood dance teachers to meet the demand for its
classes.
Supriya said: "We are doing really well in Hull and
the classes are proving very popular in schools and
out in the community.
"Bollywood dancing is good fun and very energetic,
so it helps you keep fit.
"Eventually we want to expand to other cities across
Yorkshire and then nationally. We want to make
Hollywood Bollywood an international brand - we're
aiming for the stars."
www.thisishull.co.uk
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