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This show named “LEGENDS OF BOLLYWOOD” is simply stunning. One of the most exciting entertainment spectaculars ever seen on big screen. It is a thrilling theatrical dance show that tells a fictional story, based on real facts of Bollywood film industry. Already a smash hit in London and Europe, this original production  LEGENDS OF BOLLYWOOD comes directly from Film City Mumbai and features a cast of 40 talented energetic performers, 2 500 pieces of glittering jewellery, and 3 000 lavish and colorful costumes. The critics are united in their enthusiasm for this amazing show LEGENDS OF BOLLYWOOD: The Times of London said: “Their energy is electrifying…its high octane pleasure” The London Metro found it had: “dazzle, shimmer and sparkle…slick and sexy” The Berlin Morning Post couldn’t “get enough of this artistic spectacular…” The Birmingham Post thought it was “an uplifting show…a real dazzler” The TZ Munich was enthusiastic as it lauded “enthralling dance steps, lively rhythms and bold sound…splendid colorful costumes…indulgence for all the senses.” This show is a truly remarkable live theater experience and it can now been seen and enjoyed by the rest of the world. Bollywood – The dance of life. Indian dance has always told stories. Classical dance depicted religious stories of the various exploits of many gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon. Even today many of the folk theatrical forms of India are heavily reliant on dance and on telling the stories of various religious myths. The performance of the Ram-Lila (the story of Lord Rama) is one such, enacted annually in rural India. With the advent of film, Indian dance moved to the silver screen in the 1920s. Gurus of classical dance were brought in to choreograph elaborate sequences in the early mythological films. Since they taught rather than performed they were given the title ‘Dance Masters’ – a term that still exists irrespective of qualification or gender. The 1940s saw film choreography become a more and more important part of Indian films. So much so that their heroines began to be selected on their ability to dance rather than act. Many classical dancers made the shift to film. Slowly but surely classical dance waned in favor of a more free flowing style, which was less pure and more ‘classically inspired’. The 1950s saw the birth of the ‘item girl’ or ‘Cabaret Dance’, usually set in a bar or public functions and sometimes as part of elaborate fantasies, Through these sequences audiences are introduced to the more titillating western styles of dance. Music began to dominate the films of the 1960s and 1970s with dance being sidelined. But the 1980s and the birth of disco firmly placed dance back on a pedestal in Indian films. The archetypal military style formation of dancers was born in the 1980s and is still a strong in the modern film choreographer’s quiver. India’s economic boom on the 1990s spawned the phenomenon of lavish Indian weddings, which were reflected in the dance numbers of t he film. Production values, sophistication and professionalism were brought in with internationally trained choreographers and soon background dancers were no longer props but important ingredients in dance numbers. Today, Bollywood Dance is a form all its own. Borrowing generously from Western free-form and Indian Classic styles, Bollywood dancing is all about energy, vibrancy and, above all, telling a story.