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Your best friend or a family member is getting married and one of your biggest tasks is to perform a dance for the wedding festivities. For some, this is a great time to show off your moves. For many, this will bring back memories of your college days, when you put on a show for your school’s South Asian association and struggled with what being “in sync” really means. And finally, for others, performing in front of a large crowd is what you dread most, perhaps because you have never done this before.
Regardless of your skill level, it is important to choose the right beat for your dance. Co-founder of Dhoonya Dance, Priya Pandya, provided CitySaheli with some song recommendations that will surely be a smash at your upcoming Sangeet. She has suggested songs with different styles and ones that can be done solo and by large groups. Dhoonya Dance was most recently seen on the Oprah show, where the school danced for Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan. Putting together basic moves to Pandya’s suggested jams will surely impress your audience.
Need to learn some basics? If you have two left feet and want to pick up some simple moves, Dhoonya Dance recently introduced online Bolly Basics, a subscription based service that allows you to learn hot moves from your very own home!
Dhoonya Dance Sangeet Suggestions
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Song
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Movie
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Why it works
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Style
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Thoda Thoda Pyar
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Love Aaj Kaal
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Songs symbolizes the innocence and beauty of love
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- Punjabi Giddha
- Can be done as a solo or in a group
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Desi Girl
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Dostana
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High energy, and a guaranteed crowd pleaser
Great for a group
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- Bollywood
- Great for groups and even kids
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Chor Bazaari
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Love Aaj Kaal
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Super happy song and a great beat
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- Bollywood
- Great for groups
- Simple beats making it easy to choreograph
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Twist
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Love Aaj Kaal
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Very catchy beat
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- Great for groups of all ages
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Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
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It’s a Bollywood classic; great symbolism for weddings
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- Can be used as part of a skit between bride and groom
- Fun for a group
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Mauja Hi Mauja (From Jab We Met)
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Jab We Met
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Fun song, very recognizable
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- Mix of Bhangra and Bollywood
- Great for Groups
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Ve Soniye
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Kismat Konnection
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Song about man professing his love and basically proposing
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- Bollywood
- Good for all guys dance or something from the groom’s side
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Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai
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Title Song
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Friends of the groom celebrating his marriage
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- Bollywood
- Good for all guys dance or something from the groom’s side
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Tenu Leke
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Salaam-e-Ishq
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Song about man professing his love and basically proposing and then the woman agreeing at the end
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- Bollywood
- Good as a bride and groom or song or one that is depicting them
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Salaam-E-Ishq (From Salaam-E-Ishq)
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Title Song
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Great love song with a catchy beat
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- Bollywood
- Good for groups
- Can call out/focus on different members of the family
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Hadippa
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Title Song
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Catchy and upbeat song
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- Bollywood and Bhangra
- Great for groups and can be done with simple but fun and energetic choreography
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