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Bollywood dance is hot in Berkeley — and the success of Ishaara (above), a team of dancers from UC, that drew standing ovations on TV’s America’s Got Talent with its interpretation of Slumdog Millionaire’s “Jai Ho” — can only mean the number of enthusiasts will grow.

According to the Contra Costa Times, dance classes and Bollywood nights are popping up in community centers and nightclubs around the Bay Area — and corporations like Cisco and Oracle are even hosting classes at their in-house exercise centers.

Berkeley’s YWCA is the place to go for weekly Bollywood dance classes.

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[Berkeley Bollywood dance group, Ishaara, shines on America's Got Talent -- 07.22.09]

Tracey Taylor Arts, Music Bollywood dance, Ishaara