Bollywood Nights Miami: Dance Class + Indian Food + Henna

Wellness + Culture + Connection

Bollywood Nights is back! Join the Cafe Namaste community on Thursday, July 14 from 6:30PM - 8:30pm for a special Bollywood Nights with dance, henna, food and more at the X Miami rooftop in downtown.

Learn something new, meet new people, and have fun! Enjoy Indian bites after class from one of our partner restaurants.

• Bollywood Dance 101: Learn how to dance Bollywood style with teacher and choreographer, Pooja Uberoi (@ikigaiusa)
• Pop-up Henna art to benefit the Vathsalya Happy Home Orphanage - $15 (Odisha, India)
• Sample Indian appetizers (veggie samosas) included
• Shop Rupees - Indian goods, apparel and more!
• Connect and get social!
• Giveaways!

• 6:30PM Henna + Shop + Socialize
• 7:00PM Bollywood Dance 101 with Pooja (beginners welcome!)
• 8:00PM Eat + Shop + Connect

No dance experience is necessary. Ticket includes class + vegan appetizers (while they last). Henna is extra. Come ready to have fun, get moving, and connect! Note: All Cafe Namaste events are non-alcoholic.

To avoid Eventbrite fees, sign up directly on the Cafe Namaste website.

If you are an X Miami resident, event is complimentary.

Henna Art Pop-Up

We will have a special pop-up Henna art station with Pooja Gupta from Vathsalya Henna. Henna tattoos are a form of body art and temporary skin decoration in which decorative designs are created on a person's body, using a paste created from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant. All of the Henna proceeds will be going to Vathsalya Happy home Orphanage located in Odisha, India. Suggested donation $15-20.

What is Bollywood?

Bollywood Dance originated from the Bollywood (Hindi) Movie Industry as a free style dance fused with elements from Indian classical and folk dance forms. It is a song and dance sequence with larger than life expression through various different moves, grandeur sets, picturesque locations and large ensemble. BollyJazz - This fusion dance class brings you the best of the expressive beauty and contagious energy of Bollywood's most stylized dances and mashes them up with the influences of hip hop, Latin, jazz, funk and street styles.

About Pooja Uberoi

Pooja was born and raised in New Delhi, India and later moved to Mumbai to work in film and television as a Choreographer and the head of one of the biggest Jazz schools in India. Pooja will share her experiences as a dance instructor while growing up in India. After spending 2 decades in the dance world in India she moved to New York and started Ikigai USA and BollyJazz. Pooja is a trained E-RYT 200-Hr Hatha yoga teacher from an institute in Bangalore, India. She has been inspired by her own journey to create something for the world through dance. She believes dance has the power to heal and connect the world and must be part of everyone's life. Her company, IKIGAIUSA, helps and encourages people to follow their passion and mission by encouraging them to follow their IKIGAI. Pooja currently shuttles between New York City and Miami to teach students in both cities. Pooja also teaches Bollywood as part of various public school dance residencies in Brooklyn, NY.

Location

Bollywood Nights will be held at X Miami Apartment, 230 NE 4th St, at the rooftop pool deck (p-level). Street parking is available on 3rd street and in front of the building. This building is a hotel and residence. Please go to security to be sent up to the main pool deck.

Rain + Refunds

Event is rain or shine and can be moved inside if needed. Unfortunately no refunds are allowed and tickets are non-transferable.

Vendor Applications

Are you a local brand with a good heart? We want to hear from you! We feature local brands at our pop-up shop (plant-based, beverage, wellness, goods, and services). We do not work with alcohol, dairy, or meat. Contact us if you're interested in having a table: Sam at [email protected]

Questions?

If you have questions about the class, please contact us at 305-908-2410 or write to [email protected]

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