Dharmesh Yelande

Dharmesh Yelande
Born 31 October 1983
Baroda, Gujarat,  India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Dancer/Choreographer/Actor
Religion Hindu

Dharmesh Yelande popularly known in the dance world as Dharmesh Sir (born 31 October 1983) is an Indian dancer and choreographer. Known for his crisp and fast dance movement, Dharmesh is expert in freestyle dancing. He participated in Dance India Dance (season 2), Dance India Dance Li'l Masters, and Dance Ke Superstars, all of which aired on Zee TV. After his experience in these shows, he was hired by Farah Khan to choreograph the movie Tees Maar Khan.[1] He has worked in the 3D dance-based film ABCD - Anybody Can Dance directed by Remo D'souza and produced by UTV Motion Pictures.[2] He runs his own dance academy in Vadodara (AKA Baroda) known as the D'virus Dance Academy.[3]

Dance Style

He is specifically known for his lyrical hip-hop and Locking but, according to master Geeta (Dance India Dance judge), he can perform efficiently in any genre.

Inspiration

His inspiration for dance is Remo D'souza, according to his remarks in the DID audition.

Legacy

He has been called as Dharmesh "Sir" by the greats of dance. He has won on the show of dance Boogie Woogie (TV series) and was first runner-up on Dance India Dance (season 2). He starred in ABCD : AnyBody Can Dance, and he choreographed in the movie Tees Maar Khan.

TV shows and appearances

Year Show Channel Notes
2007 Airtel Krazzy Kiya Re DD National First runner-up.
2008 Boogie Woogie (TV series) Mahayudh Sony Entertainment Television Winner.
2009–2010 Dance India Dance (season 2) Zee TV He was the most popular and most voted contestant on the show. He came first runner-up in the grand finale.
2010 Dance India Dance Li'l Masters Zee TV The most successful skipper/choreographer on the show. His student, Jeetumoni, won the title of li'l masters — Dance ka Baap.
2010 Comedy ka Daily Soap Sony Entertainment Television Guest performance.
2010 Zee Rishtey Awards Zee TV Guest performance
2010–2011 DID Doubles Zee TV Assisted mentor Geeta Kapoor and choreographed some of the gems from the season.
2011 Dance Ke Superstars Zee TV Part of team Jalwa(DID Season 2) as a contestant and a choreographer. His team won the show.
2011 Dhamaal Night Zee Cinema Guest performance.
2011 Just Dance Star Plus He choreographed the final performance of Hrithik Roshan and some other performances in the show.
2012 Dance Ke Superkids Zee TV Captain of Wakao (Dance India Dance Li'l Masters season 1)..
2013 MAD - Mhanje Assal Dancer Etv Marathi One of the 3 judges of the show

Film appearances

Year Movie Role Notes
2012 ABCD : AnyBody Can Dance 'D' He played one of the lead roles with Prabhu Deva, Kay Kay Menon, Ganesh Acharya.
2013 Angarki
2015 ABCD 2 'Dharmesh' One of the lead roles with Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhu Deva.

Film choreography

Year Movie Name Notes
2010 Tees Maar Khan He choreographed the title song for Akshay Kumar.

References

  1. ↑ "Dharmesh Yelande — works". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  2. ↑ "DUTV signs reality show talents for 3D dance film". Thaindian. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  3. ↑ "D'virus Academy". Blogger. Retrieved 2011-07-14.

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