Saturday 17th April 2010 saw hundreds of hopefuls aspiring for a taste of the glitz, glamour, stardom and success of Bollywood descend upon St. Giles Hotel, Central London for the Bollywood Dance Championships 2010 Audition. A unique talent contest to discover and launch the career of UK’s next Bollywood superstar and dancer in the making, Bollywood Dance Championships 2010 is presented by Honey’s Dance Academy (HDA), the UK’s top Bollywood dance school, and Desitara.com, the world’s leading Talent Portal.
Competitors arrived from all across the UK to showcase their talents at the X-Factor style audition process, in the hope of securing a winning place in the Bollywood Dance Championships 2010 taking place in July at O2. The judges were looking for dance talents that possess the passion, drive and determination to make it as a top Bollywood star. Participants who were selected at the auditions will go on to enter the second stage of the competition – Bollywood Dance Championships 2010 Talent Show Heats – taking place on Friday 21st and Sunday 23rd May at City Pavilion, London. Videos of the lucky semi-finalists will also be uploaded onto the Bollywood Dance Championships 2010 website on Desitara.com where viewers will be able to vote for their favourite dancer. The video with the highest vote will win the Public Viewers Vote at the finale event in July.
Finalists will be selected from age groups: 4-7 years; 8-12 years; 13-17 years; and 18 and over, across solo and group categories. The lucky overall winner selected at the Finale event taking place in July, may be a group or solo performer and will be mentored for worldwide projects from September through to December 2010. They will receive free, premium service tutelage worth