Rooted Collective

She’s so .. 🎥 @rayson.roy @thehouseofframes 🎵 @vidco4ever 🏞️ @dancebase . . #dance #freestyle #hiphop #lofiandchill

Enthavo. Had some time to dance with @adhish015_bfab to this masterpiece by @jobkuriank from 7 years ago . #london #south #unitedkingdom #freestyle #dance #malayalam

When 2 worlds collide 👀 @albert_will.i.am x @rootd_collective A quick collaboration with this talented Bunch @adhish015_bfab @_mo_sid @s_o_u_lo #rooted #rootedcollective #ukdancer #ukdancescene #londonlocations #londonvideographer

A @rootd_collective x @albert_will.i.am collab♾️ You ain’t ready for this🖖 Stay tuned🙏 #rootedcollective #wolf #dance

« Between us » Here’s a little snippet of our performance last Saturday at @theshowroomevent We grateful for all the love and connections‼️ 🎵@bigxthaplug - Back On My BS

Just journaling my hiphop prelims. Yes the host @bboyaleon was right, no one in Dublin has seen me in hiphop battles 😂 . This is my second time. The first one was in 2019 😎. Yeaa Stretching my wings , you might see me hiphop more next year . #2025yenthu . @atroooix thanks for the video bro. Big love.

5 stages of grief is a concept explored on recently with @rootd_collective for @showdown_uk 5 stages : 1) Denial 2) Anger 3) Bargain 4) Depression 5) Acceptance Choreographers : @bubble_lock @rasmiiram @s_o_u_lo @_mo_sid and myself Dancers : @gethana_s @_tharashanm__ @_mo_sid @rajagopaljeeva @aaronn.edc Costume designer : @rasmiiram Music producer : @athisaiyan @abisanofficial Creative director : Myself This idea was born from @rasmiiram & @_mo_sid as it is something they wanted to explore. @rasmiiram took the idea to the music producer and gave him some random input of how we want our music to be and he came up with one of the finest piece of music in just 2 days @athisaiyan . With this project. I wanted everyone to be given some kind of work and assist them from a creative director perspective so the first few days I didn’t get involved into a lot of things as I wanted to see how they work and I can’t lie when they reached out to me with what they had. I felt so proud and happy to see how they connected with their emotions and at the same time worked on their individuality within the collective. Thank you everyone. You all did a great job! Now to bring it all together is where my work came in. I worked on making it make sense and direct it to the best I could within the short time for the piece to talk what it had to. It definitely wasn’t an easy task as most of us were going through personal commitments and problems but overtime I clocked it as a strength because that’s what made us come together as a community in the first place to share what we wanted to travelling from different parts of the world as we felt relatable with each other towards the lifestyle we face. Hence I decided to talk with everyone personally on what is going on in their life and got to connect deeper with what is it they been dealing with and based on that I helped them to tap into that emotion and dig deeper into what they wanted to express and the intention behind it. Thank you for accepting me to lead this project and let me take my space to tap into your world. I am grateful for the time and energy spent from all of you and trusting me in the process of “Rooted”🥺❤️

Grief The moment you accept is when you realise that you have been grieving all along… I was blessed with the great humans around me to be able to take this vision and give it life in the most beautiful and authentic way I could have ever imagined. Each and every mind that came to make this piece possible, really dug deep into their souls and found the most vulnerable part and put it out there to heal… And if we all know one thing about grief is that “sometimes the healing hurts more than the wound”. 31st of October, I lost someone that was very dear to me. Chosen family, kept close with only love and care for each other. Someone who has watched me grow, a safe space in the shape of a human in this cruel world that is not safe for a little girl. Although the loss is painful, I would rather this pain than to have never known them at all. Therefore I am grateful, I am grateful for all the people the universe brings me. I am grateful for the love that I receive. I am grateful for my brothers and sisters who are there for me, and to have the space to create art that heals us. “May love be what you remember the most” Thank you @rootd_collective family 🫂 Thank you @athisaiyan @abisanofficial for making the music! The tool that said our feeling without words🥲 Thank you @showdown_uk for the stage that let us speak our story💙 Concept: @rasmiiram Choreography: @_mo_sid @s_o_u_lo @adhish015_bfab @bubble_lock @rasmiiram Dancers: @rajagopaljeeva @aaronn.edc @gethana_s @_tharashanm__

Trailer : “Dreamcatcher” (A piece curated by Adhish arul with the help of his team) This piece unfolds a tale of an artist’s journey. A quest to grasp the essence of purpose. What compels us to wander far from home, to seek distant shores, transcending color, race, and the bounds of hierarchy? Under the vast canopy of artistry, do we not share the same struggles and dreams? In this shared humanity, how can we learn, exchange wisdom, and grow as equals, bound by the threads of creativity that unite us all? Is there a solution, or a truth to uncover? As artists, do we belong to a singular place, or do we find our home in every canvas and song? @rootd_collective and @alffvillar will be performing in this piece of Adhish arul on the 26th of august at “Panchamirtham” - A debut album launch by @nisha.sivan.arts Date : 26th October 2024 Venue : Harrow school speech room Link to book the tickets :

INTRODUCING THE INDEPENDENT DANCE TEAM - Online Round **ROOTED COLLECTIVE** We are excited to have this team on board for Showdown! 🔥 The team with the most ‘authentic’ LIKES on their video will have an added bonus on their scoring which will contribute towards live show day. All engagement will be monitored closely. Any suspicious/fake accounts’ likes will not be counted towards the final scoring. Original track & video: @solaarstudios #Showdown2024 Date: Sunday 3rd November Venue: Crystal Hayes Official after party follow Tickets out soon #TamilDanceCompetition #London

Open Art Surgery by @breakinconvention ✍️I want to talk about my writing process in this piece. When Adhish came to me with the concept it was such a REAL and RAW experience of an artist. I said “hold on…” and gave him back the most abstract visualisation and childlike embodiment of said concept. Adhish beautifully took that and implied it into his vision for a theatrical dance performance. It was the most surreal experience of my life… To be a dancer is one and to be a writer is another, but here I am performing a spoken word that I had written in front of an audience at @sadlers_wells With a team of wonderful creatives, an amazing leader and extraordinary team of guidance from the breaking convention team. I hope I did justice to your vision Adhish, thank you for trusting in me and *delegating* the burdens AND the blessings with the whole team. Special thanks to @jonzid and Jane Sekonya And my acting coach @poetry_in_mosean and @jasonyeboa 🫂

Workshop at my home @theunitedgroovesdance : Just pace with a few concepts. See you all soon. Thank you Chennai for all the love you threw at me 🥰🥰🥰🥰