KARAN RIAR

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Karan Riar hails straight from the Bollywood Film Industry in Mumbai, where for well over a decade, his performance, choreography, and entrepreneurial skills led him to be an integral part of the Film and Performance Industry. Karan’s versatility in Bollywood Dance includes elements of Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock N’ Roll, Afro-Jazz, Salsa, Contemporary, Basic Ballet, Lyrical Hip Hop, and many other styles. Karan’s professional training has led him to choreograph and work with renowned choreographers Shiamak Davar, Geeta Kapur, Ganesh Hegde, and Inderjeet Sharma. He has trained Bollywood celebrities Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, and many more. You can see Karan’s work in the Bollywood movies “Dhoom 2â€, “Kisna,†“I See You,†“Rab ne Bana di Jodi,†“Bunty Aur Bubli,†and “Yuvraj.†He has performed, taught, and choreographed as an assistant internationally for several Industry Award shows like IIFA, Filmfare, Star Screen Awards, and various television award shows. In the Bay Area, Karan Riar’s choreography has been showcased at CCF and ICC events, for the San Francisco Giants, and the NASA Ames Research Center. Karan’s most recent accomplishments include choreography for the movie “For Here or to Go?,†filmed in San Francisco, CA.