Indi King bigger and better than ever
This year’s Indi King dance competition looks set to be the best yet with the addition of a complementary event, say the organisers.
The fourth annual dance competition, which will be held on May 7 in Manukau, will feature for the first time the King of kings competition in addition to the regular event.
“After much research, I have decided to hold our 4th annual event at Telstra Clear Pacific Event Centre on the 7th of May,” event founder Yogesh Gounder said.
“I am looking to provide our participants with full glamour and professionalism this year with a large stage and Iifa awards style lighting, for each of them it will be a performance worth remembering,” Yogesh told the Indian Weekender.
Husband and wife teamYogesh and Mumta Gounder launched the first Bollywood Male Dance Comp Indi King in 2008 in a small town hall in Auckland. The concept boasts of a title of “The King of The Dance Floor” where the lead entrant wins $1000 cash as first prize.
Four years later, with the event growing each year in relation to talented dancers, supportive sponsors and loyal well wishers, Yogesh and Mumta have decided to take Indi King to the next level.
Yogesh said the event this year would be the biggest dance battle of the year where a special edition of complementing event of King of Kings was guaranteed to set the stage on fire.
The concept of the Bollywood male dance competition came to Yogesh after the birth of his first son Raul (now aged three years).Having discovered that there was no platform for talented male dancers, Yogesh roped in Mumta as the manager to set up a unique event so that New Zealanders could enjoy their very own Hrithik Roshans, Shahid Kapoors and SRKs.
The past three years have been sellout successes for the husband and wife team, therefore with 2010 introducing the birth of their second son Rian (three months), the duo decided upon the King of Kings concept.
“King of Kings comes once every three years, it is an additional and complementary event of Indi King where winners of the past three years come together to compete in the ultimate dance battle for the title of “The Ultimate King of the Dance Floor and a larger prize pool,” said Mumta.
“To make things a little more interesting, Yogesh introduced the concept of a wildcard entrant – Sid Krish to compete with Indi King winner ’08 Nav Chand, winner ’09 Sanil Singh, Winner ’10 Shamal Prasad. This was decided upon for three main reasons: Positive Attitude, Judges’ Scorecard and Public Demand.
So for the May Indi King event, they have seven entrants, and four for the King of Kings competition.
With the couple both working fulltime in the financial sector/banking industry they understand about quality and professionalism in the public’s eyes.
Says Mumta: “I can be proud of having my name attached to an event that brings glamour and fame to the youth of today and still maintains fairness and enjoyment. Yogesh and I are big fans of all things Bollywood.
“Indi King is our way of keeping that alive in the ‘real world’. Through the process we have met so many amazing and talented people which we continue to surround ourselves with. The production crew we have formulated all have strong passion for their responsibilities, these key attributes make our event successful."
** Indi King 2011, May 7, Telstra Clear Pacific Event Centre – Manukau City. For event or ticketing info, please contact Yogesh on 021 0469 844 or email indiking@xtra.co.nz
This year’s Indi King dance competition looks set to be the best yet with the addition of a complementary event, say the organisers.
The fourth annual dance competition, which will be held on May 7 in Manukau, will feature for the first time the King of kings competition in addition to the...
This year’s Indi King dance competition looks set to be the best yet with the addition of a complementary event, say the organisers.
The fourth annual dance competition, which will be held on May 7 in Manukau, will feature for the first time the King of kings competition in addition to the regular event.
“After much research, I have decided to hold our 4th annual event at Telstra Clear Pacific Event Centre on the 7th of May,” event founder Yogesh Gounder said.
“I am looking to provide our participants with full glamour and professionalism this year with a large stage and Iifa awards style lighting, for each of them it will be a performance worth remembering,” Yogesh told the Indian Weekender.
Husband and wife teamYogesh and Mumta Gounder launched the first Bollywood Male Dance Comp Indi King in 2008 in a small town hall in Auckland. The concept boasts of a title of “The King of The Dance Floor” where the lead entrant wins $1000 cash as first prize.
Four years later, with the event growing each year in relation to talented dancers, supportive sponsors and loyal well wishers, Yogesh and Mumta have decided to take Indi King to the next level.
Yogesh said the event this year would be the biggest dance battle of the year where a special edition of complementing event of King of Kings was guaranteed to set the stage on fire.
The concept of the Bollywood male dance competition came to Yogesh after the birth of his first son Raul (now aged three years).Having discovered that there was no platform for talented male dancers, Yogesh roped in Mumta as the manager to set up a unique event so that New Zealanders could enjoy their very own Hrithik Roshans, Shahid Kapoors and SRKs.
The past three years have been sellout successes for the husband and wife team, therefore with 2010 introducing the birth of their second son Rian (three months), the duo decided upon the King of Kings concept.
“King of Kings comes once every three years, it is an additional and complementary event of Indi King where winners of the past three years come together to compete in the ultimate dance battle for the title of “The Ultimate King of the Dance Floor and a larger prize pool,” said Mumta.
“To make things a little more interesting, Yogesh introduced the concept of a wildcard entrant – Sid Krish to compete with Indi King winner ’08 Nav Chand, winner ’09 Sanil Singh, Winner ’10 Shamal Prasad. This was decided upon for three main reasons: Positive Attitude, Judges’ Scorecard and Public Demand.
So for the May Indi King event, they have seven entrants, and four for the King of Kings competition.
With the couple both working fulltime in the financial sector/banking industry they understand about quality and professionalism in the public’s eyes.
Says Mumta: “I can be proud of having my name attached to an event that brings glamour and fame to the youth of today and still maintains fairness and enjoyment. Yogesh and I are big fans of all things Bollywood.
“Indi King is our way of keeping that alive in the ‘real world’. Through the process we have met so many amazing and talented people which we continue to surround ourselves with. The production crew we have formulated all have strong passion for their responsibilities, these key attributes make our event successful."
** Indi King 2011, May 7, Telstra Clear Pacific Event Centre – Manukau City. For event or ticketing info, please contact Yogesh on 021 0469 844 or email indiking@xtra.co.nz
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