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Bollywood Axion

Cool in Your Code — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:49:52 +0000

There is nothing like the feeling of sitting in a dark theater and getting swept away in the emotion and drama on the big screen. Throw in a big, bright, frenetic dance number and you’ve got an experience you won’t soon forget. These sequences are the very unique calling card of Bollywood films. Pooja Narang wants everyone to enjoy this style of dance, which helps make the Indian film industry the largest in the world. She started Bollywood Axion in 2003 to teach Bollywood moves – as well as Bhangra, Garba, and Raas dances. These mixtures of traditional Indian dance – along with jazz, hip hop, salsa and ballet influences – get your whole body moving. For Pooja, choreographing and teaching is her calling. She says, “It’s the only way I can contribute and spread my love for the music and dance of the Indian Cinema.” The studio in 10018 offers classes for absolute beginners and experienced dancers, and features an in-house dance troupe called BAX Dance Company. Whether you’re in for a new, fun workout, want to look like an expert dancing at an Indian wedding, or want to feel like a movie star, Bollywood is calling.

257 West 39th Street

www.bollywoodaxion.com

Hell’s Kitchen

Cool in Your Code — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:56:37 +0000

CiNYC’s resident fashionista Sasha splurges in some of Hell’s Kitchen’s finest boutiques.

Sasha’s Hell’s Kitchen Picks

Lyd
405 West 44th Street, 10036
www.lydnyc.com

Ray Beauty Supplies
721 8th Avenue, 10036
www.raybeauty.com

Arnold Hatters
535 8th Avenue, 10018
www.arnoldhatters.com

Zipper Factory

Cool in Your Code — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:01:33 +0000

The sign over Zipper Factory reads “Eat, Drink, and Be Merry,” and that’s exactly what chef Larry Kolar wants you to do. This tavern was once, you guessed it, a zipper factory on the edge of the garment district. Today it serves up an eclectic mix of homemade food from around the world, including bratwurst, chorizo and kielbasa sausages. The sausages are smoked to perfection right in Kolar’s Long Island backyard. It’s rare to get such an authentic, down-home taste in New York City. One bite and you’ll feel like you’re in the Adirondacks.

336 West 37th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), Manhattan
(212) 695-4600