The journey of dancer Kunal Om, from Mumbai to Granada in Spain — from Bollywood dance to flamenco — is a story of true passion for the art form.“Great dancers are great because of their passion,” said the great American modern dancer Martha Graham. The journey of dancer Kunal Om, from Mumbai to Granada in Spain — from Bollywood dance to flamenco — is a story of true passion for the art form. In the early nineties, right after school, Kunal started training under choreographer Darren Das. Soon he found himself performing with some of the best in the business, like Bosco-Caesar and Terrence Lewis. “I was performing across the country back then, performing live with several troupes,” says Kunal. But his real interest was in learning and mastering an art form which nobody in India was keen to explore. “My early interest was in tap dancing. But there was no way I could learn it in India. But then I saw a performance at National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), which was an eye-opener,” recalls Kunal.

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