The first comprehensive book on Bollywood dance culture, Is It All About Hips? traces Bollywood dances as they are interpreted, created, and produced in three locations: Mumbai (India), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Los Angeles (USA).

In this pioneering work, Sangita Shresthova brings alive the world of Bollywood dance through the chronicling and analyses of live performances, dance classes, film spectatorship, and personal narratives.

Watch how dances travel and meanings unravel…

This is the companion website to Is It All About Hips? Bollywood Dance Around the World. The links and embedded videos included here are intended to provide audio-visual context for Bollywood dance in dance and film. The linked videos are organized by chapter and refer to specific passages in the book.

The clips contained are linked to material uploaded to the Internet. We merely link to pre-existing uploaded material. As such we assume no responsibility or liability for the uploaded material.

Sage Publishing released this book in October 2011.

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Asian Journal Social Science

Sangita's book on Bollywood Dance is reviewed by the Asian Journal of Social Science. Read the review!

India's leading newspaper

The Hindu, a major Indian newspaper, reviews the book "Dancing to narrative needs and audience preferences."

marie claire india dec 2011

“Media artist Sangita Shresthova delves into the world of Bollywood moves to unwrap their appeal.” (S. Guha, Marie Claire, December 2011)

Times of India

Times of India references Sangita and her book about Bollywood dance.

Dancing Times Feb 2012

Britain's leading dance monthly writes about the book.

The Sunday Indian review

Another review! This time in the Sunday Indian. Is It All About Hips? has a lot more to say besides hip movements and pelvic thrusts.

Nepali Times

Nepali Times talks about the book, "Straight from the hip."

In book stores October 2011!

prague tv

Watch the re-broadcast of Sangita's book release party on October 6 here!

Numerous Bollywood-themed dance classes have sprung up in India and abroad to quench the demand of Indian and non-Indian audiences to learn dance movements they have seen in Bollywood films. The first comprehensive book on Bollywood dance culture, Is It All About Hips? traces Bollywood dances as they are interpreted, created, and produced in three locations: Mumbai (India), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Los Angeles (USA).

In this pioneering work, Sangita Shresthova brings alive the world of Bollywood dance through the chronicling and analyses of live performances, dance classes, film spectatorship, and personal narratives.

Watch how dances travel, and meanings unravel…

A dancer and media artist, Sangita Shresthova holds a Ph.D. from the Department of World Arts and Cultures (UCLA) and is currently the Research Director of the Media Activism & Participatory Politics Project at the University of Southern California.

Sage Publishing released this book in October 2011.