WELCOME TO SATRANGI
Satrangi was formed in 2001 out of a small basement in NJ. Over the years it has grown into a full fledged company with over 4,000 graduate students and also with over 25 centers across the tri-state area. Satrangi as its usually called believes in teaching and inculcating respect for dance, its techniques, and its presentation. We are known for our unique fusion of dance moves, an amalgamation of Indian dance forms with western steps so that our dances not only become interesting they can communicate to audiences across the borders.
As its said for an artist the best place on earth is “THE STAGE” and Satrangi over the years has grown, evolved and matured into a solid dance academy where dancers come to learn dances, to become friends and to become a “FAMILY”.
With an impressive line up of dance performances like “OBAMA CORZINE CONVENTION” where we were the only Indian Bollywood dance school chosen from East coast to represent the Bollywood category infront of 22,000 people in Prudential Arena, to Shah Rukh Khan Show, Amitabh Bacchan Concert with Aishwraya Rai and Abhishek, Performances with Sonu Nigam, Asha Bhosle, Sudhesh Bhosle, and performances at the Rockstars Concert with Salman Khan, John Abraham and Kareena Kapoor.
Satrangi has been inventing and revolutionizing the dance industry and the team believes in doing their work with honesty, integrity and with Passion. Apart from Highly Coveted Dance Shows, they have also represented on shows like SONY TV Boogie Woogie USA and International for SONY TV, Zee TV Ethnic Shows, and South Asian Excellence Awards in 2009, AT&T South Asian Show.
Satrangi has also won most of the prestigious Dance competitions across East Coast that includes, NAYA ANDAZ with wins in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Having consistently delivered quality and edgy performances that gave the students an opportunity to showcase their dance talents.
Come experience the color and the magic … we call “SATRANGI”
Aja Nach Le …….. Aja Rang de….. Satrangi ………….
DANCE STYLES TAUGHT
Satrangi was a brain child of its founds Rohit Baxi, created as a summer group back in 2001, it was a group of small kids ( 6 of them) who wanted to just learn a dance for an AT&T show. As we can say rest is history. With shows where we have won competitions, to events where we have expressed ourselves through dance, each event and each dance items has been special and a learning experiences. Its said that a “true dancer is a constant work in progress”……… just like that a school is a constant work in progress. With each dance show we learned, with each performance we got the limelight and the love the audience and with each year we grew in number and in spirits.
With a lineage of kids that are proud to call themselves Satrangi, today Satrangi is easily one of the most if not the only recognized names in the Dance Industry.
The dance Style we teach are:
Bollywood Free Style
International Free Style
Salsa
Jazz (Beginners and Advanced)
Folk
Kathak
Bhangra
Stepping
Hip Hop
Tango/Argentinean Tango
Bachata
Ball Room
Management
Satrangi is managed by professional and experienced team of people and by parents who volunteer their hours during shows.
We want to thank everyone who has helped us become better, who have given us ideas and a helping hand. Without the Movers and Shakers of the school, Satrangi Management cannot deliver a good performance and also the team cannot succeed.
Sonal Jani – Finance Director/Manager
Having a professional job as a Bank Manager, she took over the Management of Satrangi back in 2008 and since then has been an integral part of the school. She manages schedules/parents/cl-asses and also handles Rohit’s Calendar. She has been working with the team and is always there to make sure the team succeeds. For Registration/cl-ass Hours/Schedule you can contact her at satrangifusion@yahoo.com or call TOLL FREE 1-877-SATRANGI
UPENDRA BAXI – Finance CO-Ordinator/Operations Manager
Kishore as he is usually referred as manages the Finance and handles the logistics of the various facilities of the school. He loves working for Satrangi and has an MBA from India, having worked full time for Fortune 10 Companies in India and in USA he is now retired and now manages Satrangi in his free time. He makes sure that each facility is running smoothly. For Office hours-Locations type of questions you can contact him at satrangifusion@yahoo.com or call TOLL FREE 1-877-SATRANGI
RITA BAXI – COSTUME DIRECTOR
Without the costumes Satrangi would not be where it is present today. Satrangi is known for its amazing costumes, innovative use of colors, and out of the box costumes. Be is Amitabh Aishwrya Concert or be it the Obama Corzine Show, Rita Baxi has been instrumental in making sure the quality of Satrangi is at par with Bollywood performing groups. She makes sure each costume is custom made, fits properly and has good quality and this is what makes the costumes different from the rest of the schools. Each of the big shows that Satrangi manages or does, the costumes are made here in USA and they are then worked upon by a set of volunteers . Rita Baxi makes sure be it Naya andaz 2011 or a Desi Event in Raritan Center, the costumes need to look clean, impressive and nicely put together. For costume Rentals/sizes available/and stitching requirements you can contact her at satrangifusion@yahoo.com or call TOLL FREE 1-877-SATRANGI
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Yes we have a management team that makes the school running like an engine but without the movers and shakers, we wouldn’t be able to do anything. We have tons of parents, who volunteer their valuable time and ideas. Without them we wouldn’t be able to pull off shows and we wouldn’t be able to make the kids ready for events.
Some of the team members who have always helped us are:
Rita Shah- For helping in hairstyle and making sure each kid looks amazing on stage.She has been engaged in our team for over 5 years now and the credit for the dancers to look amazing goes to her.
Urjita - For helping out in hairstyle and making sure each kid is presented proprely on stage. She has been volunteering her time for over 5 years to Satrangi and she makes sure each dancer looks amazing on stage.
Mamta - For helping out in costumes during shows and making sure each dancer looks presentable on stage. She makes sure the dancers look good, the costumes fit them and it makes them look like million dollors
Manisha J. - She has been doing innovative make up and hair styles for Satrangi for over 5 years as well. She volunteers her time and is an excellent make up artist. She always made sure small kid or older kid the make up was done properly to make them look pretty.
Angela S. - She is the Oldest member of Satrangi having joined it in 2002. She has given her basement for practices/has offered food many times and has always been there to help out the team in any way possible. Her basement has been the venue for many Satrangi practices and get togethers in the past and she continues to help us out in our efforts.
Gargi S. - She actually drives from Philadelphia every week to attend cl-asses and she makes sure she is there to lend a hand in make up/costumes/ or creative feedback for any and all of Satrangi Shows. She has been there for many years and is a valuable team member for the satrangi team
Meena S - Being a main volunteer and creative feedback person, meena has helped the team on many shows, she actually has always been there to help out the team, take care of kids and to make sure each kid is safe/motivated and ready to perform on stage. She helps out in the costumes department with the team.
Neetu P. - Neetu is talented make up artist and her and her daughter have been part of Satrangi for over 3 years now. She is very talented in hair and make up styling and she actually has been there for most of our shows and also performs as the mothers team with the school.
Anju C - She has been the reason why our Franklin Park sessions run so smoothyl. She has been helping/supporting Satrangi for almost 4 years now and she is one of the most supportive members in the team. Be it a show or Naya Andaz she makes sure she is there to support/to give feedback and to give her the space to practice.
Srirangan - The man behind all the productions and planning. He has been the newest addition to our team and he has vast experience in management and strategic planning. He has been worknig with the team to make them more focussed and also to plan out new initiatives for the academy. He is the newest member of our Board of Advisors and has been a key player in the entire program initiatives we have taken
Rajendra L- He is the resident vastu expert and is always suggesting creative ways for maanging the Satrangi team as well as wants to make sure we excel in everything we do. We call him our sounding board and he actually has always been there for the team.
I am sure we must have forgotten someone on the list. Satrangi Parents have come forward and helped us and its technically impossible to mention everyone on the page, but we do not intend to disrespect anyone by omitting them. If there is someone missing all you need to do it just send us a note and we will make the changes.
A HUGE THANK YOU to all of you amazing parents/seniors dancers/graduate Satrangi students who come and give us their time and help us as a team
Faculties
Satrangi has an impressive line up of teachers, from students who have learned the dance forms from Rohit to Teachers who have joined his team to make Satrangi Stronger and better.
Dolly Adnani
Dolly joined Satrangi back in 2005 and since then has been a talented and experienced dancer. She brings in the cuteness in performance and her forte is kids who are under 13 years old. She handles the Edison center and has been teaching dance moves and techniques to kids for the past 2 years as a dance instructor.
Priya Jaisinghani
Priya J as she is refrred to usually has been a trained Kathak Dancer for over 14 years and had joined Satrangi team as a performer of the Core team in 2007. She is a very talented Kathak and Modern Dancer and believes in patience and perseverance while teaching small kids. She handles the Micro Junior Category of the Edison Center and also for the NY Centers.
Raj Kurani
An experienced dancer par excellence, he joined us from Mumbai where he was trained under Shimak Davar’s school of Performnig Arts and has been an excellent teacher and an amazing performer. His forte is international free style and Hip Hop. He has been teaching kids and running cl-asses for over a year now and has been a key element in teaching Teens and Seniors in the classes.
Pooja Daga
Usually called the Madhuri dancer in the cl-ass, Pooja is known for her grace, facial ex-pression on the dance floor. A true and honest performer she has been a visitng teacher at the school and has been instrumental in choreographing dance moves in the Franklin Park Center and Hillsborough Center of NJ.
Aditi B.
Aditi runs the Juniors and Teens cl-ass for Franklin Park and North Brunswick Centers. She has a rich experience in dancing and has been trained extensively under Rohit and his fusion style. She believes that Dance is an art of ex-pression and you have to be honest and hardworking in order to be a better dancer. She has been a very talented member of the dance fraternity of the school.
SATRANGI VETERANS
This segment is dedicated to dancers who have been the spinal cord of the school, old timers and people who have been through thick and thin of the school and have always jumped in to help, teach, clean up kids when required.
Naiya Shah
Naiya Shah joined the team when she was a little girl and has been with Satrangi for over 7 years now. She is one of the most supportive team members of the School and has been teaching, dancing and performing with the school. She always believed in the fact that she wanted to see Satrangi shine and she has been a part of the amazing team.
Felicia Taje
Felicia joined Satrangi during 2006 Salman Khan Show, she has been a key team member who presented Satrangi as a choreographer in 2010 Naya Andaz and worked very hard to present the dance techniques on stage. She is known for her clean moves and amazing energy on stage and has always been a key element for most of the shows.
Priya Sahgal
Last but definitely not the least the oldest and the most Senior Member of Satrangi. Priya joined Satrangi in 2002 and she has been there for so many years and so many shows. Growing from a toddler to a grown up girl she in all aspects is Satrangi to the S… She believes in dancing, performing and delivering 100% from the heart and has been a vital and important member of the dance faculty in the school. Currently pursuing studies and SATs Priya teaches or performs for the school when required and is expected to join back the academy full time in September 2011.
Misty Budwal
Bhangra expert and the most down to earth dance instructor of the school. Be it a solo dance or a group dance, Misty always explores innovative ways to present dance forms on stage and deliver dances that are different and full of energy. She joined the team in 2009 and has been a constant performer big or small on all the shows for the past few year. Her main forte is Folk and Bhangra and wants to pursue dance in her future as well.
Sonia Narul
Sweet, sensible and ever ready to help the team, Sonia joined the team as a dancer as few years back but has grown to understand the intricacies of the dance and has been a support and back bone of the school in making sure the dances look good and everyone delivers. She has rarely ever missed a cl-ass and is always looking to make the dances better. Whenever something new is taught it challenges her and she loves the new challenges and new dance techniques. She has been an integral part of the dance school and has been working hard to make Satrangi look amazing.
Abhishek
New, super excited and full of ideas. Abhishek handles the marketing, media promotions and network coverage for Satrangi and makes sure everyone is charged up to deliver a power packed performance on each show. He is energetic and always eager to learn new concepts and new dance techniques.
Nisha Kalamdani
She has been with Satrangi for over 4 years now.She is the one doing make up before every show for all the small kids and she makes sure she gives a 100% on stage each time. Without her we don't think any make up session will be complete. She makes sure she studies innovative make up techniques and suggests colors for each of the show. She excels in modern and fusion dance techniques and is learning international free style to further her dance career.
Ria Mehta
She has been teaching the teens team for over a year now and she is very supportive, helpful and creative in dance. An experienced Jazz and lyrical dancer she also has done semi classical training. She has been teaching, taking care of logistics for the school and currently she is worknig on her SATs but is scheduled to start dancing in the school very soon.
Serena Seshadri
Serena is a talented photographer, artist who joined Satrangi 2 years back. She designed the Satrangi T-shirts for all the students in 2010 and donated the t-shirts to the students. Most students still wear her t-shirts with pride. She is a talented dancer, an avid photographer for our shows and she drives all the way from Philadelphia to learn dance from us. She has been bvery supprotive through thick and thin. She believes that true talent will be recognized and she is an experienced tennis player as well.
Sagar Vira
Most of our shows need manpower and Sagar joined the school back in 2005 and over the years he has been the support structure, helped, prop manager for the academy. currently pursuing higher studies in Atlanta Georgia, many of our shows wouldn't be possible if he had not come forward to help and to manage the Props in the backstage. He is a talented bollywood dancer and manages the group logistics whenever his time permits.
Rick/Kunal/Neal/Rahul/Konark/Shivang/Yash/Saahil
The Teen Boys as we call them, they are energetic and amazing dancers and amazing performers. The reason they are listed as a bunch is because they have done all the shows big or small and won major trophies and lost some too. Rick & Kunal being the oldest in Satrangi they joined in 2005 and even thoguh we were small they stuck to us and made it a home. Neal has grown to be an amazing dancer and supporter for the school. Rick/Kunal/Neal/Yash are being trained currently to teach and assist other dance teachers in the academy so soon they can start teaching. Rahul has been with us for almost 3 years now and he believes in performnig with full expressions. He is charming always smiling and always there to help. Konark is an amazing dancer and the quiet one in our team. Shivang joined us in 2009 and since then has grown up into an awesome performer. Yash helps out in pre-teens practice sessions and is always there to support the school as a helper and dancer whenever required. Saahil the youngest of them all and the most talented of them is also the cutest and he makes sure he does 100% on stage. Shonbhit always has come forward to help the school and he makes sure he is there for major dance shows.
Jitty/Minto/Tinto/Tinu
One of the odlest groups of Satrangi they have been through so many shows that today easily they can be called the second oldest in the team. They joined when Satrangi was not this big and today they are on their way to college. With impressive dance techniques and amazing energy on stage they make sure they delvier their heart on stage and always are willing to learn and experiment with dance techniques. They are good/talented and oen of the reason why Satrangi looks amazing on stage.
Shilmi/Tanvi/Nikki Shah
Again the 2 musketters as they are referred to as in the school have learned dance, delviered flawless performances and always
worked hard on their performances. They make sure they deliver cute dances with techniques and they make sure the dances appeal to the audience. They are good well mannered dancers who beleive that eventually a good dancer can be seen anywhere from the stage. Nikki joined us when she was a small girl and today she is easily the best one we have in our team where experession are concerned. She is very hard working, always gives million dollor expressions on stage and makes sure she is there to learn and to deliver the dance moves.
Pallavi Chaddha
She joined us 4 years ago and since the years has now graduated to a Senior Level dancer. Always the quiet one she beleives in dancing from her heart and delivering a flawless performance on stage. Preparing to join a college soon and also doing philanthropic activity through out the year she is a valuable member of our team and is an amazing dancer
Akshita Verma/Sayli T
They both joined the team together back in 2007 and since then they have done shows with Amitabh, won naya andaz and also done amazing dances and volunteered time to teach dance. They are talented creative dancers and have always stepped forward to dance to help out and to teach.
Jyoti Shah/Sweety Shah
They drive for over 5 years each time there is a show and they dance/volunteer time and also make sure satrangi looks amazing on stage. Joyti used to dance with the team for over 6 years and now is pursing Law in Maryland and she has always been there to support us. She is there for each show to get the kids ready to make them look good to help them perform on stage and to manage the backstage program. Sweety is there to manage the logistics and to make sure Satrangi delivers flawlessly and maanges the team for shows and post production work.
Simran Bahl/Simran J
Simrans as we call them have been in the school for almost 2 years. Simran B is bubbly nice and always ready to learn dance and to support the team. She has been the cutest dancer on stage and she believes in delivering dance on stage with her smile.
Simran J joined us last year and over the past few months has grown into a good performer and a supportive team member.
They both love to dance and love to deliver good solid performances on stage.
Zanet
We call her Zee fondly and she has had a busy summer this year, she is one of our core dancers, performers and makes sure she is there for all the shows. She is talented/patient/ and always eager to learn dance and to make sure she gives a good performance on stage. She is currently working on learnnig more dance techniques so she can start teaching in the academy soon.
Avanie/Anika
They both are the reason why so many dances look amazing on stage. Hard worknig full of energy and always smiling. They are talented dancers, successful sports students and dedicated performers. They usually never miss a practice and they always make sure they report on time, learn the dance completely and have always helped and volunteered their time to teach the routines to other dance students. They have been instrumental in delivering dance on stage and doing an awesome job at it.
Moumita B
She is currently on a break due to her SATs but she is easily the oldest along with Priya Sahgal. She joined the school when she was 6 years old, she also has learned Kathak and she is an avid Satrangi Supporter, dancer and performer. She believes in dancing with her heart and soul and has also worked with the company to teach dance in her free time to the kids and to assist other dance instructors.
Karishma/Aanchal/Henna/Aveena/Sheena/Shruti/Divya S
We call them Franklin Park girls and the reason so many times our dances look amazing is because of them, They have been the most favourite team of Rohit Bhai and that is because they work very hard and have grown into this amazing set of dancers. Divya has just joined the team 3 months back ( thanks to Serena) but all the other girls have been with Satrangi for over 3 years now and they are the most charming set of dancers. They are sweet and very patient and always there to help and to add that special x factor to dance.
Nikhil/Nandita
Borther sister team and the quiet one they are hard working, very talented and ever eager to learn dance. They joined the team 2 years ago and now are worknig hard to learn more new techniques and making sure each dance is delivered flwlessly on stage.
Divya Patel
Recetly turned 16 she is hard working and creative and dances with her heart and always there to help. She is currently working towards her SATs but she is also a major support structure for the entire team. She joined us almost 2 years ago and over the years she has grown into an amazing supporter and dancer for the team.
Although there are so many people who support us, who we would call as veterans but its impossible to encapsulate 12 years of supporters on one page. A special mention like Jesal Patel who helped us for over 5 years, Chip, who always took amazing pcitures for us, Tim who was there to help us.
Akhil, Nikhil, Shanu, Manishka, Aishwrya, Ashish, Ankush, Suhail, Mridul, Shawn, Varghese the list is endless of people who came and then went on their own journey of dance. We wish them all the best for their future and thank them for making Satrangi their home for the so many years.
Rohini/Bindi/Payal/Niti The graduate students of Satrangi
Nisha Parikh and Anthony who still come and help us out whenever they can while they each pursue higher studies. Also worknig on opening a center for Satrangi in NY borough.
Sanjana, Krishna who are now in college and pursing higher studies but stuck with Satrangi for major shows and events.
Raja/Atul/Doobie/Vikram Who are currently doing SATs but have planned to join the team back soon and who have done so many shows with us.
We have made every attempt to make this list current and live but we are sure there are special people that we might have missed and the intention is not to miss anyone but just to appreciate and thank each of the team member.
