Desi Hoppers

Desi Hoppers
OriginMumbai, India
GenresHip hop, Bollywood, Popping, House dance, Dancehall, krump
Years active2015–present
MembersShantanu Maheshwari
Niraj Lama
Macedon D'Mello
Subhash Naidu
Rohan Vyas
Mohit Antony
Nimit Kotian

Desi Hoppers (also known as Desi Hoppers Dance Crew) is a hip-hop dance crew from Mumbai, India. Desi Hoppers were formed in 2015, with originally seven members. In their debut year, Desi Hoppers won the World of Dance Championships in Los Angeles.[1][2][3][4][5] The crew created history by being the first Indian dance team representing the country in World of Dance (WOD) and later emerging as winners.[6] The journey of their formation and subsequent win was filmed as part of a finite television dance series called "Bindass Naach" on bindass channel.[7] The crew was invited to give special performances on America's Got Talent (season 11) and Day Day Up. They are the only Indian crew to showcase an exhibition performance in World of Dance 2017.

  1. ^ "Indian Dance Crew 'Desi Hoppers' Win World Of Dance Title In Los Angeles – Huffington Post". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Indians win World of Dance trophy in US – Los Angeles Herald". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Indians win World of Dance trophy in US – Californian Telegraph". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Indian troupe Desihoppers win World of Dance trophy – The Statesman". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Real-life ABCD: Indian hip-hoppers relive World of Dance win – Hindustan Times". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Desi Hoppers: Our journey starts now – The Times of India". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Shantanu to capture his dance journey on tv show – The Times of India". Retrieved 25 June 2015.