Zindacademy Blog
When I started ZIND in 2014, all I wanted to do was dance. I quickly realized that running a studio was so much more than the creative outlet it portrays on social media. As the studio grew, so did I. There were a lot of highs, lows, wins, and failed attempts. Here are all the celebrated moments, lessons learned, milestones, and everything in between from having a dance studio.
The breakdown of learning a dance routine can be challenging but it gets easier with practice. When learning dance - it is not enough to know a routine by memory. You have to OWN it in its entirety to bring it to the highest level. This includes technique, controlled movements, facial expr...
People always ask "How do you come up with choreo?". Every dance teacher has their own method and style. After listening to the song countless of times in the car or while I'm doing chores, I'm someone who needs to write down my steps. It helps me remember and also visually see it play out...
Your wedding day is a momentous occasion filled with love, joy, and celebration. A significant part of south asian weddings are the dances. It's how we end the night! It's also a great way to get a lot of family/friends to participate in the big day if they didn't have a role otherwise. Ho...
ZIND Academy offers weekly, structured dance classes for kids 5 years all the way to adults. In the last few years, we started weekly dance workshops with a different instructor and style. These workshops are designed to be low commitment, focused on having fun, meeting people and getting ...
Dear ZIND Family,
As we gather around the table of life to celebrate the spirit of gratitude, we extend our warmest wishes to you this Thanksgiving. At ZIND Academy, we are grateful for the love for dance that connects us, the teachers that support us, and the students that fills our danc...
We had a guest instructor last month who hosted a Bollyhop workshop. This was the first time we had a workshop of this style and it was a blast. I could immediately tell that he’s had teaching experience. Not every great dancer is a great teacher but he definitely had skills in both.
As h...
People always ask me about the start of ZIND. Sometimes it feels like ages ago and sometimes it feels like it was yesterday. I'm going to add every tiny detail of what I can remember from over 9 years ago to today.
At the time you're reading this, I am currently a practicing Pharmacist at ...
Performances are a fun, chaotic hodgepodge of emotions and experiences. But it can bring on a sense of pressure that turns into anxiety/stage fright if not addressed. Even though performances are filled with energy and adrenaline, they do come along with pre-performance stage jitters. I ha...
