Geeta Kapur talks about Sonali Bendre, the Indian dance going global

New Delhi: Ace choreographer Geeta Kapur, who appears among the panel of judges with Terence Lewis and Sonali Bendre on the dance reality show, ‘India’s Best Dancer Season 3’, shared how she felt when the show was judged alongside Sonali whom she had previously choreographed .

Geeta also talked about the new look she’s looking at in season three and her friendship with Terence.

Talking about working with Sonali, he said, “Working with such an artist is always a humbling experience. Sitting next to her is a mixture of unreal and surreal because I feel like I really came to this place to sit next to her. I will say that I’m always humbled to sit next to those who are so great in their own way, and I feel like I didn’t get there, but I have the opportunity to sit next to them.”

After judging the previous seasons of ‘India’s Best Dancer’, he was asked what new he sees the contestants in this season.

He said, “I think many dancers get lost in just learning art or dance forms and lose their personality somewhere in between when we watch our Bollywood movies and look at ionic characters like Madhuri Dixit or SRK. That’s why I want to see a dancer who brings out his unique personality through the dance form.”

Speaking about judging the show with Terence again and her friendship with him, she said: “The equation is different because we’re friends, we grew up from two random people who came from two different places and now they’re very close. We’ve done so many shows together and we’ve also developed a nice bond. We try to create a nice bond in the meeting and I like to sit on the panel and I like to pull his leg. He doesn’t mind me joking with him.”

When it comes to the global dance scene, how do you map Indian dance styles?

She replied: “I am happy to say that we are now on the global map because the world welcomes us, our artists and our dance form. And we’re really happy to see our culture on display around the world.”