TAPAS

Tapas Das, a young entrepreneur of our times started TWIST N TURNS in 2005. A person who is kind, generous, creative and down to earth wanted to start his own one of a kind dance academy.

According to him Dance is a language of movements that involves space, time and the human body. He was born and grew up in Kolkata, the cultural hub of India. Being appreciated in the field of dance all his life, he is extremely talented.

He has been dancing since the age of four. Once he finished his high school, he learned jazz/modern and contemporary dance. His horizons were broaden even more when he started dancing Bollywood with Beat Busters for 4 years, which then was the most upcoming dance crew in Kolkata. After that exposure, he studied how to be a dance teacher, which later started helping him impart his knowledge about dance.

Thus, in 2005, with the help of family and friends he stared TWIST N TURNS. Starting with a mere number of 40 students, today TWIST n TURNS currently has over 200 students.

Over the time Tapas has taught and performed all over the country. He has performed in cities such as Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Jhansi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Udaipur etc. He has been an active participant in the Salsa India Congress in the cities of Bangalore and Bombay, and he has also visited various International Salsa Congresses in Europe, namely in Berlin ,Singapore, Hong Kong,Dubai.

Recently he visited Broadway Dance Center, ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER and Steps on Broadway at New York City the dance hub of the globe. This is the most elite and prestige dance institute and companies.

He is not only a dancer or teacher. He is a successful choreographer, and has coordinated various shows without difficulty in our country. His leadership skills are exceptional, thus he is where he stands today.

His aim in life would be to become a dance educator. He wants to share his tremendous knowledge in the right way to the right people.

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