priyalisa

Even though I hardly speak about it,i was the first Indian woman to actively perform and teach hip hop and house dance, literally starting as a kid and then revisiting it as a teenager at night clubs and videos and my twenties manifesting it into a career. My first love and continued love is freestyle club dancing and the raw energy it has.
I started India’s first all girl street dance crew in 2011 called Urbanista, we were active for a couple of years and performed at many events around the city and featured in numerous print and online articles some of which I will share on this page. I wanted to create a group that was inclusive at a time where all the auditions were catering to a certain look and body type and I wanted to encourage the younger generation of dancers to take their dance destiny into their own hands creatively. I also wanted to showcase women performing dance styles like hip hop house waacking popping dancehall etc
It was a labour of love for me and shared so many memories with @kezianna009 @payalbalse_hmu @direalsimsimma @gisellejohn25

Past curiosities - montage of some of the shows i choreographed and danced in for urbanista pre Instagram, so finally sharing on here..