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{{Infobox person
|name = Sneha Kapoor
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|birth_place = [[Bangalore, Karnataka]], India
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|4|18|}}
|occupation = [[Dancer]], [[Choreographer]]
|years_active = 2006–present
|nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
|website = www.snehakapoor.com
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'''Sneha Kapoor'''
is an [[India]]n [[salsa dance]]r, choreographer, and instructor. She is popularly known as "The Indian Salsa Princess".<ref name='dc'>{{cite news|author=Ayesha Tabassum|title=Rhythm in moves|date=23 April 2012|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/bengaluru/rhythm-moves-842|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=6 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all|archive-date=28 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428042342/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/bengaluru/rhythm-moves-842}}</ref> Now living in [[Mumbai]], she began her career with a dance company in [[Bangalore]]. It was the beginning of a career that embraced different dance forms like salsa, [[Bachata (dance)|Bachata]], [[Merengue (dance)|merengue]], [[Jive (dance)|Jive]], [[Hip-hop dance|hip-hop]], [[Adagio (acrobatics)|adagio]] and [[Bollywood#Song and dance|Bollywood]]. She was invited to [[Jabalpur]] on 25 May 2015 as a chief guest to watch the show of great dancing children.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Supporting act|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/oct/07/supporting-act-2206702.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Career==
Popularly known as "The Indian Salsa Princess" or "SalsaSneha", Sneha Kapoor is widely credited with putting the Indian Salsa scene on the world map. Kapoor is the first Indian to represent India and win at many International Salsa Championships. Living in Mumbai, she began her career in dance with Lourd Vijay’s Dance Studio in 2006. It was the beginning of a meteoric career that embraced different dance forms like Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Jive, Hip-Hop, Adagio and Bollywood etc.

Kapoor originally was an athlete, but because of some causes<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|title=Sneha Kapoor|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/celebs/tv/sneha-kapoor|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en}}</ref> after she met Richard Tholoor she decided to become a dancer instead, joining Lourd Vijay's dance studio in Bangalore. During her tenure at the school, Kapoor and her dance partner Tholoor won several awards and trophies in salsa championships across the world. Kapoor broke a [[Guinness World Record]] for "Most Number of Swing Dance Flips in a Minute". The record of 33 flips in a minute was set four years ago in the UK, but Kapoor and her team of three dancers set the new record at 39 flips.

She participated in [[Dance India Dance (season 3)#Female contestants|Dance India Dance Season 3]] and did extremely well but was eliminated on 22 January 2012.

Kapoor has choreographed for the reality shows ''[[Just Dance (Indian TV series)|Just Dance]]'' and ''[[Perfect Bride]]''. She also choreographed the [[South Indian film industry|South Indian movie]], ''[[Jugaari]]'' and [[Madhur Bhandarkar]]'s film, ''[[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]]''. She performs and teaches [[dance]] [[workshops]] nationally and internationally.

==Personal life==
Mother's Name : Elizabeth Kapoor

Father's Name : Sunil Kapoor

Sibling : Neha Kapoor

==Awards==
* Choreographer of the Movie [[Yaaram]] 2019
*2019 1st Runner's Up on DID Battle of the Champions Zee Tv
*2007, Winner of the Australian Salsa Classic, Sydney<ref name='rediff'>{{cite news|title=A Salsa extravaganza!|date=19 August 2008|url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/aug/19sl3.htm|work=Rediff News|accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref>
*2007, Winner of the European Salsa Masters, UK<ref name='hindu2007nov'>{{cite news|title=Salsa classes by Lourd|date=3 November 2007|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/salsa-classes-by-lourd/article2254846.ece|accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref>
*2007, 1st Runner Up at the Asian Open Salsa Championships, Hong Kong
*2007, Semi-finalist at the ESPN World Salsa Championships, Orlando Florida
*[[Dance India Dance (season 3)#Female contestants|Dance India Dance Season 3 Top 20 Finalist]]
*Winner of the Australian Salsa Classic 2007, Sydney.
*Winner of the European Salsa Masters 2007, UK.
*1st Runner Up at the Asian Open Salsa Championships 2007, Hong Kong.
*Semi Finalist at the ESPN World Salsa Championships 2007, Orlando Florida.
*Winner of the Bangalore Central Dance Competition 2006 & 2007, Bangalore.
*Jhalak Dikhala Jaa, Season 7 – Choreographer to Sreesanth (Cricketer)
*[[Nach Baliye]] Season6, 2013 – Choreographer to Kanika Maheshwari and Ankur Ghai.
*[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]] Season 6, 2013 – Top 3 Performed with Shantanu Mukherjee.
*[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]] Season 6, 2013 – Top 6 Choreographer to [[Karanvir Bohra]].
*[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]] Season 5, 2012 – Top 3 Choreographer to [[Rithvik Dhanjani]].
*[[Dance India Dance]] Season 3, 2011 – Top 15 contestants.
*[[Guinness World Records]] Holder 2011, Most number of swing flips in a minute.
*[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 4)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]] Season 4, 2010 – Choreographer to [[Akhil Kumar]].
*[[India's Got Talent|India’s Got Talent]] Season 1, 2009 – Finalist.
*[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 8)|Jhalak dikhla jaa Season 8]], 2015 - choreographer to [[Raftaar (rapper)|Raftaar]].
*[[Super Dancer]] season 1 choreographer, 2016
*[[Nach Baliye]] season 8, 2017 - choreographer to [[Aashka Goradia|Aashka goradia]] and Brent Goble with her boyfriend Ruel Dausan Varidani

==References==
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http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/sneha-kapoor-salsa-dancer

http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/choreographer-sneha-kapoor-spends-time-ngo-kids-160430

http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/rithvik-karanvir-are-my-favourite-dance-partners-sneha-kapoor-150521

https://m.facebook.com/salsasneha

https://vibbi.com/salsasneha

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