Hi again and thank you all for such a great run of DID. I had a great time on the show and must admit that I didnt anticipate this kinda overwhelming response to dance. Im glad that I consented to doing the show. Also Im happy that the word contemporary dance has become a house hold name and there has been a keen interest in this style of dance. What Naach cdnt do for contemporary dance, DID has done it. Id also admit that hadnt it been for a very forward thinking and young creative team from Zee and UTV, (Komal, Bimal, Ranjeet, Ashish, Sri Ram)this show wd have been a dud. Thanks are due to the Reality and the Production team(Shabbu and Firoze) too that made it eventually all possible.
I just wanna say that Im overwhelmed by the love and appreciation u have all shown and demonstrated. As for me being stylish and good looking, well I cant take any credit. The credit for how I look goes to my parents(their genes), the styling of my clothes to my designer, Sandesh(thanks man for a fantastic job) and my hair style to Asif and Aalim who do their magic every time. Well for my choreography I have my entire team to thank for namely Bertwyn, Neerav, Shampa, Mihir and Naren.(They are simply the best team ive had). My stylist team for the contestants (Gurlein and Mansi - my sangeet hall fashionistas )Avishkar and our inhouse stunt dada ( Kammo Master) for all the aerial work. Kudos guys to you all. Truly what a super journey.
Now that DID is over, I have taken the time out to read each and every single mail. Thank you all. I cannot write to you personally as I am receiving close to 100 mails every day but rest assured I do read them when I get the time.
Some of the FANS who liked me on the show did quite a bit for me such as getting my pics loaded etc. Thank you. many of you were kind to say good things abt me. However Some of my fans were absolutely protective about me and cdnt digest anything that was said against me. Thank you for your love but my advice to you is that we need to be tolerant of others views esp when they are not in agreement. This is life and one needs to respect the other except when there is slander or malicious gossip. To my critiques, I respect them too. Every one sees life differently, with its limitations and perspectives and yet, thats what gives it so many layers and makes it colourful and dynamic. In that respect, I thank you all.
Lets hope season 2 of DID brings in some interesting, talented fresh dancers. To all who want to participate, if you are really good dancer in any style, its good but now work towards being versatile. You don't have to master every style but atleast have the basic requisite knowledge in the ones mentioned below as this will give you the edge. I'd say you make sure you get a crash course of 3 months from now in Ballet, Hip hop (Locking and Popping)contemporary, salsa, Acrobatics(wow factor), Indian folk and Kathak. Get into shape and hit the gym now as later you will have no time.If you aint fit you aint going very far in the competition. DID is on the look out for Indian best 'Dancing Star' not just a very good dancer. So groom yourself, get a good haircut, get some styling tips, hit the gymn and make sure you bring your own star factor along. Be unique and confident in what you do and that can also become your star power factor. If you can speak well, politely and courteous and be respectful and tolerant of other, and have a personality that is endearing and not arrogant, it really helps. Good Dancing is a must(ha ha ...no exception in that) . Also realize, that the one thing that I respect of all the the 18 contestant, is that they had to stay together 24 7 and adjust to everyone. It needed maturity and high frustration tolerance to stay on the show with your mind intact. The pressure of the competition is immense and you are constantly living a mental battle. You may be a great dancer but if u cant take criticism or don't have the discipline to work for 16 hours a day, you will end up messed up. Any competition esp with such a huge exposure is gonna play on your mind, so you need to be really tenacious.My genuine respect for the final 18.
Most probably, Auditions will be in September. Write to zee on danceindiadance.sify and find out more.
Hope this helps.
I will be travelling and taking workshops this summer 09 to Vienna, Malaga, Barcelona, New York, Jersey, Cairo, Alexandria, Toronto. So hope to see some of the Faces from these cities watching this space in my class.
Love N respect
Terence Lewis
P>S I will be posting in many more blogs on other topics too - Religion, Art, Politics and more. See you soon.
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