Your thoughts and ideologies need to change with time.
Your thoughts and ideologies need to change with time.
Bosky Khandhar is the owner of Impulse Studio in Mumbai, which helps students of all ages grow and develop into dancers. Her venture collaborates with music companies to make dance covers with celebrities, who come up with any recent movies. The studio also runs regular dance classes starting from the age group of four to senior citizens. Hip-hop, Bollywood funk, zumba, and belly dance are some of the dance forms taught at her studio.
Bosky was born and brought up in Mumbai. She did her schooling at St. Joseph School, followed by her graduation in Commerce and Fashion. However, as a dance enthusiast, Bosky couldn't keep herself away from dance and started her professional dance journey at the age of fourteen. Her first teacher was Shiamak Davar, and jazz was the first dance form that she learnt. Bosky particularly excels in the Latin dance- Salsa.
Delving deeper into her profession, Bosky mentions that dance is a form of touch therapy and it requires a physical connection that came to a standstill owing to the pandemic. It was difficult for her and her team members to establish that connection online, and it kept them waiting for two years.
Talking about her challenges, Bosky shares that, coming from a Gujarati family, it was difficult for her to convince her parents to let her pursue dance as her profession. She also speaks of the time when her experience was not that pleasant upon launching herself into the dance industry. Bosky even tried pursuing fashion, but realized that it was only dance that woke up her soul. She even got busy after her marriage, but nevertheless continued taking baby steps towards her passion.
Bosky is grateful to her husband, who identified her passion for dance and pushed her to get back to it. This was another challenge for Bosky since she had put on humongous body weight after marriage.
Despite all the challenges, Bosky revisited dance by doing a diploma course followed by opening her own dance studio. Today, she has more than 300 students with her and is proud of her achievements so far. Bosky is a silver button holder on YouTube today and has many people following her and getting inspired by her dance moves.
Bosky shares that she was rejected for becoming one of the instructors at Terence Lewis Academy owing to the age criteria. Though she was in good shape, the institute wanted someone in their 20s to work as an instructor. But Boksy didn’t lose heart. She is happy that because of that incident, she has her own dance studio today.
When asked about her role models, Bosky shares that her mother has been her motivation. Her mother had to give up on her dream owing to family responsibilities, but she pushed Bosky not to give up on what she loved. Bosky lost her mother in COVID and would want her back if she is given an opportunity to get into a Time Machine.
When asked about her take on education v/s experience, Bosky shares that education sets the rhythm and the rhythm goes your way only when it is substantiated by experience.
Talking about leadership, Bosky shares that somehow she feels that women as leaders are not accepted by society with open arms. She adds that the world is too competitive where others just try to pull you down.
Bosky advises everyone to change with time, enhance their philosophical knowledge, and make their foundations strong. She feels that today’s youth are too fascinated by social media. On that note, Boksy says that the digital world should be ruled by the young and not vice versa. She suggests the young to use social media for their growth and also have a life outside of it.
Besides dancing, Bosky likes to spend time with her daughter in her free time. She is also a spiritual person who tries to inculcate some philosophical knowledge in her daughter.