International Dance Day 2023: Josh Star Shivani Kandalgaonkar’s Passion For Dance & Her Story Will Inspire You

April 29 marks International Dance Day 2023, a special day that honors the art of dance and serves as a reminder to governments, politicians, and institutions that have not yet acknowledged its significance to individuals and society and its potential for economic advancement.

The Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute ITI, UNESCO's primary partner for the performing arts, established International Dance Day in 1982. Every year, the International Dance Committee and the International Theatre Institute ITI also choose a remarkable dance figure to craft a message for the occasion.

On this special occasion, we'll talk about the inspiring journey of Josh star Shivani Kandalgaonkar, her love for dancing, and journey so far. The journey from being aspirational to becoming inspirational hasn't been easy at all for Shivani, a 26-year-old girl who has finished her BA and is a dancer by profession.

She has got training of some Indian folk dance forms. She also practiced some western styles by her own and is now learning Bharatnaytam from her guru Prajakta More and Kathak from Guru Deepali Vichare with her partner Hitesh who is also a Josh creator.

According to her, being an artist is it self a uniqueness. She really feel that everybody can't do what an artist can do and she's proud be one.

However, Shivani had her share of struggles as well. People always said to her that dance and all its ok but it's not an ideal career option. She's in the industry from almost 7-8 years now and experienced many hurdles but she never regreated her choice .

During her early day, Shivani had done many shows and worked as background dancer. She had done Marathi IMFFA awards as well which were held in Europe and it was great experience for her. After facing several issues while doing shows and shoots, she stopped doing that .

Shivani then started her dance academy with partner Hitesh at Virar but they had to shut it down before COVID-19. The pandemic period turned out to be really tough for her but at that point, she realised she never had enough time to work on herself. She tried to utilised the time and practiced new styles andi learnt a lot of new things about herself.

During the same time, she started recording videos and uploading them on social media. She got a nice response from viewers. One day, suddenly, Shivani got a call from her manager Apoorva and told her about Josh app and asked if she would like to join the popular short-video platform.

She instantly said yes as it was a great opportunity for her. It turned out to be the best decision for her because she got opportunities to collaborate with so many artists. Thanks to Josh, her followers increased from just 10 to 2 million now.

Shivani is also getting brand collaborations through Josh and she worked with several brands includign Josalukkas Pune, VI CAMPAIGN, Amazon, Colorbar was great. She has also done promotional videos for Marathi movies and series like TamashaLive, Pet Puran, 36 Gun, and got chance to meet this amazing artists like Sai Tamhankar, Lalit Prabhakar, Santosh Juekar, Sonali Kulkarni, and many others.

She now wants to make it big with the help of Josh and wants to be known as one of the best dance creators. According to her, new influencer are very talented and advices that consistency and quality, talent, and creativity are some of the important factors to make a name for themselves.

Here's her Josh account, check out her amazing content:

https://share.myjosh.in/profile/3b0a548f-8f62-44ab-bacb-453d38a3f8cd

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