Mr. Anil C Diwakar, Artistic Director & Choreographer of Diwakar Performing Arts Group, Inc. began teaching & choreographing in the USA in 2004. Only starting with a few students, each year with hard work and a strong desire to bring the Bollywood culture to the USA through his dance school, Mr. Diwakar few students grew to a few classes, then to several locations and one personally formed professional dance troupe.

Prior to establishing in the US, Anil Diwakar Mumbai professional profile began in 1995. With much hard work and dedication, he began working with the biggest Bollywood Stars in Mumbai & abroad, dancing & choreographing on world tours, awards shows & movie music videos working under famed choreographers: Ganesh Hegde, Longinas Fernandes, Cesar Bosco, Saroj Khan, Raju Khan, Papu Malu, Ahamand Khan, Rajiv Surti & Geeta Kapoor.

Reaching beyond the Bollywood stars Mr. Diwakar also performed for US artists like R&B artist, Ashanti, Dinah King and the most revered, 1996 Mumbai Opening Act for the legendary Michael Jackson. Fast forwarding to today, promoters and stars alike have one common preference when producing and performing an official US Bollywood Event- he has choreographed numerous official Bollywood events, community, corporate & private events & remains the official exclusive Choreographer for the Bollywood Group, Inc.

Adding to his extended professional profile and infinite Star List are RDB, Runa Leila, Bappi Lahiri, Alisha Chinoy, Kavitha Krishmurthy & Asha Parikh to name just a few in the US. Mr. Diwakar choreograph & perform with his Dance Troupe the Opening Act for the Unforgettable 08 NY Show starring the Bachchan Family, Aishwayra Rai Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preiti Zinta. Connecting the true Mumbai, Bollywood experience to his Bollywood USA Dance Troupe & students, Mr. Diwakar provides a platform of professional performance opportunities at numerous official Bollywood events and competitions.

On April 4th, 2009 Mr. Diwakar’s students competed at the prestigious, Naach Revolution 2009 Choreographer Showcase Awards Competition winning in the Minor, Junior and Senior Fusion Categories for Best Choreography. Taking home the most highly coveted award of the evening, Mr. Diwakar won Best Overall Choreographer of Naach 2009.

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Bollywood Choreography

"Anil has trained in numerous styles throughout his career, specializing his craft in Jazz, Hip-hop, and Indian classical form. He draws from the traditional and improvisational elements of each category to create an innovative and distinctive performance. Over the past few years, Anil has been central to the choreography of numerous events and major national shows. A few of these include:

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Bollywood Performances

For a truly unique extravaganza at your next event, contact the Diwakar Performing Arts Group. An exhilarating combination of Hip-hop, Jazz, Bollywood, and Film dance, this show is guaranteed to bring your entire crowd to the dance floor! A must-have for an unforgettable event! Shows are booked on a first-come, first-serve basis, so don’t delay!

Mr Diwakar has performed with all the top Indian stars around the world under in choreographer Ganesh Hedge (god father). Including: Amitabh Bachan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Amir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Sef Ali Khan, Sunil Sehtty, Boby Deol, Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Aishwarya Rai, Ranee Mukherjee, Preeti Zinta, Tabbu, Twinkle Khanna, Sonali Bendre, Raveena Tandon, Mahima, International stars Daina King, Ashantee, Balli Sago

Om Performance World Tour
Magnificent five	1999	Amir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai Rani Mukherjee	UK, USA, Canada
Millennium Masti 2000	2000	Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Sonali Bendre, Bobby Deol	UK, USA, Canada
Wanted Live	2000	Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Sushmita Sen, Juhi Chawla	UK, USA, Canada
Laggan tour	2001	Amir Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor, Preeti Zinta	UK, USA, Canada
Vaisakhi  world	2002	Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Tabbu, Preeti Zinta, Dharmendra	USA, Canada

Performance Award Night
Film Fair Awards	1998 to 2002	Mumbai
Zee Cine Awards	1999 to 2002	Mumbai
Sansui Awards	1999 to 2002	Delhi Mumbai
IIFA Awards	2001	South Africa
Star Screen Awards	1999 to 2002	Mumbai
Femina Miss India	1998 to 2002	Mumbai, Pune, Culcatta

Performance Star Night
Sharukh Khan Live	Dubai, Brunai, Malaysia, Singapore, Kuwait, London, South Africa
Salman Khan Live	Dubai, Kuwati, Singapore, Germany, Pune Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Calcutta
Amitabh Bachchan	South Africa
Hrithik Roshan	Delhi, Callautta, South Africa