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Fit to dance forever

Ace dancer Shiamak Davar on food, fitness and more

PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENA

NOW POSING, NOW WALTZING Shiamak Davar feels one should 'eat less but enjoy it' Photo: Sandeep Saxena

You don't have to wrack your brains to guess this. An ace dancer, Shiamak Davar will certainly be a fitness freak. And with food having a direct association with fitness, you know how finicky he might get at the table. Still, you take a chance. Who knows, the Buddha might smile at you today! In a red and white tracksuit and snow-white keds, flaunting a pair of stylish glares Shiamak is an attraction The photographer requests for a snap. He initially agrees, but finally refuses. "The background is that of a bar, I don't promote alcohol. Many children come to my dance schools, I don't want them to get a wrong message," he says. With food being the prime focus of conversation. Shiamak the fitness freak says, "Eat less but enjoy it." That he advocates living for one's mind is evident soon. "I have dance students from age 4 to 74. I tell them, you can dance at any age if you do it for a happy mind. The line for my institute is, `Have feet, will dance.'," says Shiamak. "But dance needs strict discipline, you have to be fit. The spiritual part of dancing is very important in all instructions," he adds. Besides his dance events, Shiamak has two big movies to talk about. "I am working for Dhoom 2 and then there is Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya." Making Hrithik dance for Dhoom 2 has been a great experience, he shares. "He is the best dancer in Bollywood. This time, you will see him trying out a lot of new steps," he adds.

Though he has choreographed songs for many films now, his work in Kisna was most satisfactory. "Sad, nobody saw it," he says. Yet another project that will demand his time is Super Stars, a talent hunt on SaharaOne. Shiamak and Urmila Matondkar are the judges for the Indianised version of the international tele-show which makes contestants compete by copying their favourite actors. Also, Shiamak is coming out with a music album soon. Any more acting? "Not again, because I can't speak Hindi."

SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY

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