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Shiamak Davar (born 19 October 1961) is an Indian choreographer, noted as one of the first to bring contemporary jazz and western forms of dances to India.〔(Shiamak Davar The Times of India, 10 December 2002 )〕 He is known as the guru of contemporary dance in India. He is responsible for modernizing India’s dance scene especially in the film and theatre industry, and is respected for his ever evolving and very popular “Shiamak Style” of dance.〔() Wednesday 11 March 2009〕 He was also the Director of Choreography for the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, and Commonwealth Games, Delhi.〔(A Slice of India at C'wealth Games, The Times of India 16 March 2006 )〕 He recently choreographed the dance sequences for the movie ''Mission Impossible 4''. Davar has choreographed several Indian actors and celebrities for film and stage for events like the IIFA Awards and the Filmfare Awards. Bollywood actors Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Sushant Singh Rajput were members of the Shiamak Davar Dance Company.〔() Shiamak Davar's mover and shaker, by Bella Jaisinghani, ''The Times of India'', 20 July 2008〕〔() The official Screen India Magazine Website – Shahid Kapur's biography〕 Upcoming Indian actors Ruslan Mumtaz, Shubh and child actor Darsheel Safary were also a part of the Shiamak Davar Dance Company. Davar won the 1997 National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work in the film ''Dil to Pagal Hai'',〔(Shiamak Davar ) Shiamak Davar The Times of India, 10 December 2002〕 as well as the Lycra (R) MTV Style Awards 2007 for 'Most Stylish Song in a Film', for the song "Dhoom Again" in the Indian film ''Dhoom 2''.〔() Style Award Winners – The official MTV India website – 2007 Lycra(R) MTV Style Awards Winners List〕 In July 2011, Davar received an honorary doctorate from Middlesex University in recognition of his contribution to entertainment in India and throughout the world.〔http://www.mdxsouthasia.com/Pdf/Articles/Shiamak_Davar.pdf〕 Davar is a Gujarati-speaking Zoroastrian. ==Choreography== Davar began his career in choreography for Hindi cinema with the film ''Dil To Pagal Hai'', for which he won the President's National Award. Having changed the way dance was perceived in Indian films, Davar went on to choreograph for several Hindi films such as ''Taal'', ''Kisna'', ''Bunty Aur Babli'', ''Dhoom 2'', ''I See You'', ''Taare Zameen Par'', ''Yuvvraaj'', ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' and ''Aladdin''. He also trained Sumer Gill in 2014. Shiamak has shared the stage with artists such as Sting, Bryan Adams and Eddie Grant.〔() Www.Shiamak.com 22 June 2014〕 He acted and choreographed in the movie ''Little Ziziou''...〔() IMDB.com 22 June 2014〕 He released a hit pop album, ''Shabop'', for which he composed and sang songs with other Indian artists such as Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan and Shweta Pandit as well as songs mixed and assorted by DJ Aqeel. Shiamak has also served as the performance and entertainment designer for shows such as the Sahara Sangeet Awards, the ''Shiamak Davar China Tour'', the Seventh Cairo International Song Festival,〔() Pack of Cards Al Ahram Weekly 16–22 Aug 2001〕 IIFA Awards,〔() Talk n Cafe: IIFA Awards 2008 - Complete Retrospective. 10 June 2008〕 ''Shiamak: The Spirit of Song and Dance South Africa'',〔() Vidoevision Entertainment Website. Shiamak - The Spirit of Song and Dance. 8 July 2005〕 ''I Believe — A Shiamak Davar Spectacular''〔() The Aditya Birla Group Website, feature on I BELIEVE〕〔() Buzz18.com. Shiamak Davar Returns with I Believe. CNN-IBN. 12 November 2007〕 and ''The Unforgettable World Tour''.〔() Bollywood World.com Unforgettable World Tour IANS 16 August 2008〕 Shiamak has directed, designed and performed at global events like the 2006 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony, the 2010 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony, The World Economic Forum, Davos (2006) and entertained world leaders including Bill Clinton who said, about Shiamak, "the world must see you".〔() The globe and mail news site Published Wednesday, Jun. 15 2011, 4:23 PM EDT Last updated Friday, Aug. 24 2012, 3:54 PM EDT〕〔() WSJ : Shiamak Davar Dance Company Starts Classes in NYC By AARTI VIRANI〕 Davar has been associated with choreographing the Bollywood Oscars, the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA), for over a decade. At the IIFA in Tampa Bay, Florida in 2014, Davar choreographed Hollywood stars John Travolta and Kevin Spacey. His choreography for Hrihtik Roshan made Travolta look surprised and his jaw was hanging open. Travolta stated "He’s really brilliant as a dancer. And I’m most impressed by Shiamak Davar’s team. They’re as good as any of the dancers at the Tonys. That was actually a performance worth watching. Two thumbs up from me".〔() Firstpost.com From Kevin Spacey to Hrithik Roshan - 6 memorable IIFA 2014 moments 16 June 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shiamak Davar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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