Sneha Kapoor facts for kids

Sneha Kapoor is a super talented Indian dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Many people call her "The Indian Salsa Princess" because she's so good at salsa dancing! She lives in Mumbai now, but she started her dance journey in Bangalore. She learned and performed many dance styles, like Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Jive, Hip-hop, Adagio, and Bollywood dance. In 2015, she was even a special guest at a dance show for kids in Jabalpur.

Sneha Kapoor's Dance Journey

Sneha Kapoor is famous for helping Indian salsa dancing become known all over the world. She is the first Indian dancer to represent India and win many international salsa championships. Sneha started her dance career in 2006 with Lourd Vijay's Dance Studio in Bangalore. This was the start of an amazing career where she explored many dance forms. These included Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Jive, Hip-Hop, Adagio, and Bollywood.

From Athlete to Dancer

Originally, Sneha Kapoor was an athlete. But after meeting Richard Tholoor, she decided to become a dancer instead. She joined Lourd Vijay's dance studio in Bangalore. While at the studio, Sneha and her dance partner, Richard Tholoor, won many awards and trophies. They won these awards in salsa championships around the world.

Breaking a World Record

Sneha Kapoor even broke a Guinness World Record! The record was for the "Most Number of Swing Dance Flips in a Minute." The old record was 33 flips in one minute, set in the UK. But Sneha and her team of three dancers set a new record with 39 flips!

Dancing on TV and in Movies

Sneha has appeared on popular TV dance shows. She was a contestant on Dance India Dance Season 3 in 2012. She has also worked as a choreographer for TV reality shows like Just Dance and Perfect Bride.

She also choreographed dances for movies! She worked on the South Indian movie Jugaari and the Bollywood film Heroine. Sneha performs and teaches dance workshops both in India and in other countries.

About Sneha's Family

Sneha Kapoor's parents are Sunil Kapoor and Elizabeth Kapoor. She also has a sister named Neha Kapoor.

Awards and Achievements

Sneha Kapoor has won many awards and achieved a lot in her dance career:

• 2019: Choreographer for the movie Yaaram
• 2019: 1st Runner-Up on DID Battle of the Champions on Zee TV
• 2007: Winner of the Australian Salsa Classic in Sydney
• 2007: Winner of the European Salsa Masters in the UK
• 2007: 1st Runner-Up at the Asian Open Salsa Championships in Hong Kong
• 2007: Semi-finalist at the ESPN World Salsa Championships in Orlando, Florida
• Top 20 Finalist on Dance India Dance Season 3
• Winner of the Bangalore Central Dance Competition in 2006 and 2007
• Choreographer for Jhalak Dikhala Jaa Season 7 (with cricketer Sreesanth)
• Choreographer for Nach Baliye Season 6, 2013 (with Kanika Maheshwari and Ankur Ghai)
• Choreographer for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 4), 2010 (with Akhil Kumar)
• Performed with Shantanu Mukherjee on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6), 2013
• Choreographer for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6), 2013 (with Karanvir Bohra)
• Choreographer for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5), 2012 (with Rithvik Dhanjani)
• Choreographer for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 8), 2015 (with Raftaar)
• Top 15 contestant on Dance India Dance Season 3, 2011
• Guinness World Records Holder in 2011 for most swing flips in a minute
• Finalist on India's Got Talent Season 1, 2009
• Choreographer for Super Dancer Season 1, 2016
• Choreographer for Nach Baliye Season 8, 2017 (with Aashka Goradia and Brent Goble)