If Cities Could Dance
LGBTQ+ Choreographer Amit Patel is Changing Bollywood Dance
Season 4 Episode 1 | 6m 55sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Dancer Amit Patel is reinventing Bollywood dance for queer expression
Dancer Amit Patel is reinventing Bollywood dance and making space for queer expression in the South Asian community. At 10, he began Bollywood dance training with Mona Khan Company and later started contemporary dance. He realized he could express himself outside of Bollywood’s traditional male roles. Today, he teaches "Bollywood Heels," a mix of Kathak gestures and jazz performed in 5-inch heels.
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If Cities Could Dance is a local public television program presented by KQED
If Cities Could Dance
LGBTQ+ Choreographer Amit Patel is Changing Bollywood Dance
Season 4 Episode 1 | 6m 55sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Dancer Amit Patel is reinventing Bollywood dance and making space for queer expression in the South Asian community. At 10, he began Bollywood dance training with Mona Khan Company and later started contemporary dance. He realized he could express himself outside of Bollywood’s traditional male roles. Today, he teaches "Bollywood Heels," a mix of Kathak gestures and jazz performed in 5-inch heels.
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