Indian Dancer: Surviving Moscow Winters, Taxi Drivers to Become a Champion 

’Not just Bollywood!’: 🕺🏽meet Atharva Dolas @AtharvaDolas an Indian dancer, who moved to Moscow, Russia, to study ballroom dancing, while harbouring aspiration to become a World Champion one day 🏆Ballroom dancing is quite unusual for Indians, that’s why Atharva decided to choose Russia with its qualified teachers and glorious history of ballroom dancing culture.
His first visit appeared to be quite challenging: he was confronted by severe Russian winter ❄️, mutable climate 🌦️, light-fingered taxi drivers 🚖 and all sorts of difficulties that a foreigner goes through.
💬 ’I went back to India after 1 month, being absolutely traumatized 😨. But then I returned to Russia and it was fantastic! 🙌’
How do one survive in Russia as a foreigner and why is it’s rigour all worth it whilst on the way to achieving your biggest dream? 💪🌟 Watch the story of Atharva Dolas @AtharvaDolas Russian Code RU-vid Channel!
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00:00 - Intro
01:51 - Why Moscow? Why ballroom dancing?
03:34 - First days in Moscow
04:07 - Russian winter: weather sucks!
05:47 - Atharva’s Russian teachers speak about him
08:13 - ’I came back, it was fantastic!’
09:17 - Russia under sanctions: competitions became a problem
11:10 - ’Taxi driver stole my money and threw me out’
14:48 - An Indian friend in Moscow
16:00 - Hindi VS Malayalam
17:38 - Salsa and bachata parties
18:30 - Daily schedule in Russia
19:32 - ’I want to find a good partner’
20:44 - Atharva’s biggest dream