Prosenjit Kundu

Prosenjit "Tony" Kundu is an American dancer, dance teacher and choreographer primarily in the styles of hip hop, house, bboying, locking and popping. Being of both Bengali and French descent, he has been sought after by both the mainstream popular culture dance community for his knowledge and skills in dancing where he has performed with artists such as Faith Evans, KRS One, Ashanti, Anastasia and Madonna as well as the South Asian community where he has performed in highly publicized events on Zee TV and smaller events such as the North American Bengali Conference.

Background

Kundu was born May 12, 1975 to a Bengali father and French mother. He lived in France when he was younger until he moved to Canada and then to the United States. He moved to New York City from Virginia where his career started taking off after receiving his BFA in Dance and Choreography from the University of Virginia in 1998. Kundu currently lives in Mumbai, India.

Recognition

Kundu has been featured in many media forms. He was named by desiclub.com as the 50th Most Coolest Desi in North America due to his numerous appearances. [ [http://www.desiclub.com/community/culture/printlisting.cfm?id=200 DesiClub.com - Culture - DesiClub.com's Top 50 Coolest Desis of 2004 ] ]

Print

* "Gear Magazine" [http://kundudance.com/PressGear2.jpg]
* "HX2 Magazine" with singer Deborah Cox [http://kundudance.com/PressHX2.jpg]
* "Teen Vogue Magazine" with singer/dancer/actress Ashanti [http://kundudance.com/PressVogue2.jpg]
* "Cineblitz Magazine" [http://kundudance.com/PressCineblitz2.jpg]
* "Sapna Magazine" [ [http://kundudance.com/sapna/sapna.html Sapna ] ]

Filmography

Commercials

*Nike Presto
*Columbia Telecom

Television

* MTV's "My Life Translated" hosted by SuChin Pak
* "MTV Wannabees" hosted by Christina Millian
* "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show,"
*ABC Family's "Dance Fever" hosted by Eric Nies
*Zee TV International Dance Competition hosted by Purva Bedi.

Music videos

* "The Good Life" by Faith Evans featuring Ja Rule
* "Hot" by KRS One
* "Breakfool" by Rah Digga
* "Dance with Me" by Debelah Morgan
* "When I See You" by Fantasia

External links

Personal Website : [http://www.kundudance.com/Home.htm]

MySpace profile : [http://www.myspaceprofiles.org/profiles/9167342.html]

Facebook profile : [http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=569883693&ref=profile]

References