Ms. Jyoti Patel
Ms. Jyoti Patel
“Passion for dance and Dance for passion"
- Creative Head of “The Dancing Divas”
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s the tag line says, “Passion for dance and dance for passion” - The Dancing Divas – Kuwait, is the leading professional dance institute headed by Ms. Jothi Patel. Nearly 120 kids of various age groups and various nationalities are part of ‘The dancing Divas’.Jyoti Patel, daughter of Mr. Jagnya Kumar Naik from Orissa and is living in Kuwait for the past 12 years and her spouse Mr. Suket Patel and gifted with children Sooryam & Roshni. A casual talk with one of her student – Pooja Varshini Raja was narrated below which brings out her interests….
“My childhood was just like any normal Indian girl who had her passions for dancing, reading and drawing. I was a part of a big and happy family with encouraging parents and supportive brother and sisters. Seeing my keen interest in dance, my sister used to take me for dance practices with her. I gave my first dance performance on stage at the age of 8 and thanks to the Almighty, there has been no turning back since then.”– Jyoti shared on stirringly when asked about her child hood and interest in dance.
On narrating the encouragements she got from child hood till date … “The Dancing Divas” …Jyoti says –“My Parents and my sister are always with me making dance as one of my career till I married. Post marriage, I feel indeed lucky for the immense support I have got from my family. Especially my Father-in-law, who revived and encouraged me to go forth, further, my husband, has been a constant source of motivation and encouragement. Last, but not the least my both children, for their understanding when I am not able to give them enough time. Did her dance carrier travel with her till now without any break, if any mention..?
“From my childhood, it was there deep in my heart, and I never discontinued from the creativity though there has been discontinuation for couple of years due to time constraints”
What made her to start an institution like “The Dancing Divas”?
Being trained in different forms of dance forms like salsa, hip hop, classical (Odissi), folk and belly dancing,I thought of fusing and harmonizing different forms and creating something different and pass it on to the next generation. Especially in a place like Kuwait where there is so much talent which has gone unrecognized, I wanted The Dancing Divas to be an alma mater for them in the field of dance and provide them with a platform to exhibit their talent to the outside world. It is my humble way to give back something to the world of dance.
When I questioned about her way/ tactics of teaching-choreography, Jyoti says – “Based on the capability of the students, I choreograph and teach the steps and keep progressively adding difficulty and exploring without compromising the very beauty of it. This keeps me interested and attached in all my choreographs”When queried about her inspirations, - “As I mentioned before every dancer is different and I like something or the other in all the dancers. And we have a lot of guru, talented performers and choreographers in India like Kelucharan Mohapatra, Saroj Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Hema Malini, Remo Fernandez, Prabhu Deva just to name a few. But Madhuri Dixit has always been my personal favorite. The beauty of her expressions and the grace in her movements has always kept her apart as a dancer with panache. As a child, when I used to dance, I always used to envisage myself in her place.”
On admiring on the above contents, I finally requested Jyoti to elaborate about “The dancing Divas”
“As the tag line of The Dancing Divas says, “Passion for dance and dance for passion”, I invite one and all to share it. My passion for dance and teaching, to contribute for the well rounded intensification of my students through dance, aiming development of physical, physiological and emotional self. Apart from coaching, The Dancing Divas is providing stage for their children to showcase their dancing skills, in the presence of prominent personalities from India.Dance has no boundary and you can witness it through “The Dancing Divas” where aspiring children of different nationals are part of it. Come and explore it….& visit www.the-dancingdivas.com
