FARAH SHAH
 

Farah Shah is a multi-talented International Choreographer / Performer / Dancer / Instructor who has Choreographed for "So You Think You Can Dance" Australia, was the Official Choreographer for the Australian MTV Awards 2008 where she created a Spectacular Bollywood Opening number for Artist Wyclef Jean with live camels and a Funky Hip hop piece for Artist Dizzy Rascal. Farah has also Choreographed 4 TV commercials for SONY INDIA (MAX1, MAX 2, SAB1, SAB2), Choreographed and featured in Uncle Ben Commercials for the UK and was a Choreographic consultant  for "Dancing with the Stars - India".

Trained in Classical Indian, Jazz, Funk, Hop hop, Locking, Popping, Contemporary, Ballet and specialising in Indian Bollywood with her Indian heritage... Farah Shah is in high demand. She is Australia's Leading Bollywood Choreographer and has worked with Choreographers for Madonna, Pink, Janet Jackson, Bombay Dreams, Fame the Musical and performed in Hollywood Movie "Son of MASK" as a Hip hop dancer.

Farah has been involved in numerous Bollywood Movies filmed in Australia. She has supplied 12 Professional Dancers for Bollywood Movie "Hey Baby", supplied of 300 Extra's for  Bollywood Movie "Chak de" and performed in  Bollywood Movie "Khulay Aasman Ka Neeche".

Farah has Choreographed and performed and created Bollywood Corporate shows for the last 6 years for companies such as: Thai Airways, Qantas, WESTPAC, KPMG, Price Waterhouse, Macquarie Bank, The Mitsubishi Awards, Fantastic Furniture, Australian Housing Trust, Café Sydney, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Icarus Hair Products, Lipa Pharmaceuticals, VISY Recycling, Property Council Australia and was an integral part of the Cinema India Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum with her live Bollywood classes and performances.

Her TV credits include: "New Idea", "The Today Show", "Australian Idol", "Sydney Getaway", "Sydney Weekender", "The Kerry-Anne Show", "Mondo Thingo (ABC)", "Asian Focus (ABC)", “Meet the Neighbourhood” (SBS), "Saturday Disney", "60 Minutes".

Farah Shah created and is the Director of  Mango Dance Studio - one of Sydney's Leading Dance Studio's and Australia's First Bollywood Dance School !! She brought Bollywood dancing to Australia with the first classes to hit Australia in 2002. www.mangodance.com.au

 


 

Quotes:

"A young lady did it first season and did a fusion of Indian and Hip hop and it was tremendous "
Nigel Lithgoe, SYTYCD USA

"The Bollywood section was to die for! I have never seen such joy come from a stage and fill an auditorium - but I suppose you couldn’t expect anything less from such an influential figure as Bollywood legend Farah Shah! She is highly sought after and in demand with credits that include MTV and SYTYCD."
Dance Informa Magazine


"If you want to know why Aussie babes like Tania Zaetta are heading to Mumbai, just ask Farah Shah. This 40-year-old professional choreographer and dancer runs the hugely popular Mango Dance Studio in Sydney
" DNA India (Indian Newspaper in Mumbai)

"She has launched Australia's first permanent dance studio to offer a full range of Bollywood dance courses - right up to the professional level required by Bollywood movie directors."
 
Sydney Morning Herald

"Shah later describes Bollywood dance as modern Indian dance - a mix of classical Indian dance, layered with jazz, funk, hip hop, Arabic, Latin and Spanish. She says, "it's a fusion of all those styles".
Sunday Telegraph

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FARAH SHAH
Mango Dance Studio & Mango Dance Productions
121 Walker Street 
North Sydney
Tel  +61 (2) 9922 1100 
Email
admin@mangodance.com.au 
Web
www.mangodance.com.au