Devesh mirchandani biography
Devesh Mirchandani takes a deep dive into classical dancing!
If you’ve been a fan of dance videos for a while, you’ve probably seen some poppin’ content from Devesh Mirchandani, the evergreen choreographer. He started out his career as a choreographer, and slowly found his niche on Instagram by busting out his dance moves on Bollywood songs.
Devesh&#;s content is a mixture of creative dance challenges and hype performances. Dancing is low-key underestimated when it comes to looking for ways to inspire ourselves. And Devesh took an off-beat path to make it big in dance with his classical renditions of Bollywood songs.
His career took a leap on the extended side of the digital world. A gifted dancer with immense talent and traditional dancing moves made him one of the largest dancing idols. look at him now. An inspiring artist who probably dances and never fails to miss a beat even when he&#;s sleeping.
Social media played a major game-changing platform in his dance history.
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He is one of the most efficient creators who acknowledged the power of the internet and utilized it successfully into marking a significant place in the entertainment field. He often experimented with his content and started posting more of his dance videos.
The popularity made him realize the power of social media and he rolled up his sleeves to make a career out of it. And undoubtedly his talent brought him recognition. Devesh Mirchandani is an excellent dancer and when it comes to showing her moves, you can’t help but marvel at her performance.
The graceful dance performance showcased by Devesh is worth watching. The expressions, grace, and the kurtas he flaunts are some of the most beautiful aspects of the video. Whenever he uploads a video the dance becomes an absolute must-watch performance!
His expressions, moves, and choreography are on point however he loves to highlight how the fun they h
I love how students in Kolkata are eager to learn classical art forms, says Devesh Mirchandani
How does it feel to perform in Kolkata for the first time?
I performed on a grand stage in Kolkata for the first time. However, it’s been about eleven months that I’ve been conducting week-long workshop and training sessions in a New Town dance studio. The latter is a students’ show, and gives an opportunity and a platform to aspiring dancers as well as those who are dancing for pleasure. Our students are aged from eight to 60 years, yet all of them are having the best time of their lives.
You have been doing workshops in Kolkata since April 1. What do you feel about the
students here?
I am teaching here for almost a year now and the students have great potential and grasp the music easily, and are already acquainted with the concepts of taal and laya. Kolkata is one of my favourite cities when it comes to teaching classical dance as the students here are more inclined towards classical forms. I feel the city truly respects artistes and teachers, unlike many other cities where I’ve conducted workshops. Apart from the hospitality and food, I love the eagnerness to learn among the students here. I am aware that girls as well as some boys take to classical dancing at a very young age. Kolkata is also home to great classical dancers who perform across India and abroad. What matters most is that they continue to spread the joy of dance.
How has the journey been so far?
So far it has bee
A trained actor, award winning screenplay writer, director & former computer engineer, with a diploma in method acting from The Jeff Goldberg Studio, Divesh maintains a keen interest in cinema, theatre and traveling. He enjoys his role as an actor and is happiest when he gets to offer his personal emotional energy to any project. Thoughts on the Episode My conversation with Devesh ji was one I was super excited for and you can probably sense my nervousness in my tone! That being said, it is a great episode about being a male kathak dancer, balancing bollywood with kathak, Devesh ji's first solo performance and a whole host of other topics. Bio Devesh Mirchandani is a Mumbai based choreographer and dance teacher. He has been training in Kathak for 13 years under the guidance of great gurus like Smt Shama Bhate ji, Padmashri Guru Pratap Pawar, and has taken workshops with Vidhushi Saswati Sen ji, and Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj ji. He is a member of the Indian Film and Television Association Bollywood and part of the choreography team “Dance with Madhuri”. His dance training includes Indian Folk Dances, Kathak and Contemporary – Bollywood dance. As a teacher, he has been offering dance lessons in India for sixteen years whereas for the last three he has expanded his activities internationally – having travelled to countries like Russia, Spain, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Paris, Dubai for workshops and shows. He has participated on dance reality shows (“Just Dance”, “Jhalak Dikla Ja”, “Dance India Dance”) and is highly appreciated by the Bollywood stars Sharukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.
He spent his formative years in Mumbai and graduated from Mumbai University with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering. It was during his time in engineering college that he discovered his passion for acting, and would look forward to performing in and winning several mono-acting competitions and plays, as part of various cultural festivals. During this time, he also took a screenwriting course from the University of Michigan and attained top honors with a grade of 97%.
After completing his engineering, Divesh worked for three years in the IT industry, before ultimately choosing to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. He thereafter enrolled at the Jeff Goldberg Method Acting Studio, where he underwent intensive training in method acting, learning about its different approaches, such as those espoused by Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg & Sanford Meisner, and applying them in scene work and monologues. All this culminated in his theatrical debut - 'Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters,' for which, he received unanimous acclaim for portraying a 59 year old.
During the pandemic, he dabbled extensively in Shakespeare, by being a part of a Shakespeare reading group with fellow actors. All this culminated in an online play - 'Straight Outta Stratford: An Evening With The Bard,' for which, he was widely appreciated for his dark turn as Macbeth by a houseful audience that had tuned in from all over the world. In addition to this, he spent the entirety of the pandemic focusing on honing his craft by self taping monologues.
What followed was a series of one-act plays, for which he slowly and steadily built TKP Devesh Mirchandani