International Dance Day: How e-learning is enabling dance enthusiasts

Updated On: 29 April, 2022 10:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Maitrai Agarwal

April 29 is International Dance Day. Amid the meteoric rise of virtual learning since the pandemic, Mid-Day Online spoke to industry stakeholders to understand the growing interest in and transformation of virtual dance lessons

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Seasoned choreographer Manali Jitendra Mayekar believes Bollywood choreography is easier to learn virtually owing to familiarity with steps. Photo Credit: Manali Jitendra Mayekar

Divanshi Gupta’s passion for dance has followed her since her childhood. She earned a Prabhakar degree in Kathak while learning other dance styles, encouraged by her mother who wanted her “to experience everything and not just textbooks.” Little wonder then that her ed-tech platform UCanji, which launched in March 2021,has over 100 dance courses in more than 17 styles. “In India, the traditional inclination toward learning Kathak, Bollywood dance, bhangra, or Hip-hop has changed and many learners are attracted to open-style, popping, footwork, and ballet,” shares the founder.

With time, dance learning has attracted a lot of learners from different places because of virtual learning, accessible platforms, and affordable prices, according to Gupta. Indeed, when the pandemic and consequent lockdowns happened, people suddenly had a ton of leisure time on their hands which led to a resurgence of hobbies—from baking sourdough to gardening. It comes as no surprise that millions of people across the globe jumped on the e-learning bandwagon, polishing old skills and learning new ones.

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