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Shruti Goli Dances For Joy and For Literacy

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EVERGREENJULY 2014

Spotlight

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Shruti Goli will not be wiling her summer away playing endless games of Flappy Bird. Instead, this rising senior at Presentation High School has decided to focus her eZorts on a diZerent goal.

Shruti is the founder of Mazaa Dance Academy, the Bay area’s first teen-run Bollywood dance company. This summer, Shruti is leading a ten-week series of Bollywood dance and Bollywood fitness classes for children and adults, from June 8 through August 17. She conducts four class sessions every Sunday from her home in Evergreen, which she shares with her parents, Raj and Aruna Goli, and her younger sister Preethi.

Shruti started dancing at just three years old when her parents connected her with the Aavartan Dance Company.

she would enjoy Bollywood dance classes. And it was the

Shruti was often the first one to class, and would often stay late to help choreograph routines. Her teacher, taking note of her commitment, invited Shruti to join the teaching team. At the age of nine, Shruti started teaching Aavartan’s three- and four-year-old students. Later, Shruti also began teaching a dance class for Jeena Hope for Kids, an organization dedicated to helping children with developmental disorders.

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Now Shruti is bringing her years of teaching experience to her own dance academy. She’s also continuing to combine her passion for dance with her desire to help others. All the proceeds from this summer’s dance classes will be donated to the India Literacy Project.

getting an exceptional work-out, but also they are directly

Project since 7th grade by helping host events and raise money for this cause. This is another opportunity to raise

Because the proceeds from the classes are going to the nonprofit, Shruti encourages anyone who would like to take a class to drop in, even if they’ve already missed some

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As a teacher, Shruti believes in challenging her students to do their best, and learn about hard work and perseverance. Each one-hour class consists of five to seven minutes of warm-up, followed by 50 to 55 minutes of working on technique, style, and invigorating choreography. Each class is recorded, and the video posted to YouTube so students can refer back to it and practice between classes.

passionate dancers. Teaching provides me an opportunity to share my experiences with others as well as give back

At the end of the summer series, Shruti will organize a performance so students can showcase their talents and what they have learned over the summer.

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During the school year, Shruti will help coordinate the Bollywood dance team at her high school. She’s also considering running another series of classes from January to March. Beyond that, she looks forward to graduation and moving on to college where she’ll likely major in computer science. No matter what else she does, though, dance will remain a major part of her life and how she defines herself. She may even open a professional dance studio some day.

Shruti invites anyone interested in Bollywood dance, or improving their physical fitness through dance, to try out

dance before, it’s always something to try and you can grow to really love it. At the end of the day you’re helping people through learning something new. Even if you find you don’t

Visit www.mazaadance.org to sign up for classes or find out about upcoming events.