Sanket Gaonkar is an Indian dancer. He is the winner of various dance reality shows including Dance India Dance, Dance Plus and Dhee Jodi. In October 2021, he participated as a contestant in the Indian dance reality show “India’s Best Dancer Season 2”. His dance genres are hip-hop and contemporary.
Wiki/Biography
Sanket Gaonkar was born on Saturday, May 16, 1998 in Ankola, Karnataka (age 23; as of 2021). His zodiac sign is Taurus. He holds a B.Sc.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 50kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Shahadev Gaonkar and mother’s name is Surekha Gaonkar. His brother’s name is Suraj Gonkar.
Sanket Gaonkar with his parents and brother
Relationships/Affairs
He is in a relationship with Anjali Chauhan. Anjali is a dancer.
Sanket Gaonkar and girlfriend Anjali Chauhan
Profession
Sanket Gaonkar participated in the Dance India reality show in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and won the title.
Sanket poses after winning the 2019 Indian dance reality show Dance Dance India Dance
In 2017, he won the reality show “Karnataka Star”. In 2019, he won the Telugu dance reality show Dhee Jodi. In 2021, he won the title of Dance Plus Telugu dance reality show.
Sanket Gaonkar poses with Dance Plus Trophy
The Indian Telugu comedy television show Champion, produced by ETV Mallemala Entertainments, has Sanket Gaonkar as a regular judge.
Favorites
bicycle collection
Sanket Gaonkar owns a Royal Enfield bike.
Sanket Gaonkar poses with Royal Enfield
car collection
Sanket Gaonkar owns a BMW car.
Sanket Gaonkar and his BMW
Facts/Trivia
- Sanket Gaonkar regularly updates his dance videos on social media accounts like Instagram and Facebook. More than 427,000 people follow him on Instagram. He entertains his followers by posting clear videos of his dance moves.
- Sanket Gaonkar admires Indian actors Salman Khan and Tiger Shroff. In an interview with a media reporter, he expressed his hope to arrange Bollywood songs for Salman Khan and Tiger Shroff in the future. He told,
I will be shifting base to Mumbai soon. I plan to pursue a career as a professional choreographer. My dream is to have Salman Khan dancing on my steps. I am also a huge admirer of Tiger Shroff. He has the same flexibility as me. He focuses on core strength. I saw a lot of Bollywood stars on the show. It was an incredible moment. “
After the same conversation, he added that his mother was very supportive of his choice of dance as a career, while his father was strict with his studies. He further stated that he did not learn the dance style from any teacher but practiced his dance skills through YouTube tutorials and TV shows. He practiced his dance moves for six years straight before taking part in the reality show. He said,
I worked hard for six years to be on this show. I watch all seasons regularly and learn dance from them. It’s a huge platform and I can’t tell you how happy I am. Everything I learned I learned from TV and online tutorials. My father was very supportive, but my mother always told me to study. However, after seeing me practicing, she also had a dream to see me on TV on a big platform. “
- The Murgaon Nagnik Shigmotsav Samiti organizes an event called ‘Kalasangam’ every year at Vasco da Gama, Goa. The event is usually judged by Sanket Gaonkar. Sanket Gaonkar participated in another event in Goa in 2018 called ‘Showcase’, popularly known as ‘Out of the Ordinary’ in South India, which seeks junior and senior dance talent.
- Soon after winning three seasons of the Indian dance reality show Dance India Dance, Sanket Gaonkar started a charity studio with his friend Piyush Gurbhele. Named Sankush Dance Studio, the organization specializes in training budding dancers and underprivileged children who aspire to become dancers.
- Sanket Gaonkar is also known as “Ankola ka Wowkar” in Karnataka as he belongs to Ankola town in Karnataka. His fans named him Ankola ka Wowkar after he won several dance reality shows and he often performed at the local Ankola Utsav festival in Karnataka.
- According to Sanket Gaonkar, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are his idols in Bollywood. In a conversation with a media outlet, he talked about his favorite actors and actresses. He said,
Salman Khan is my idol and I want to choreograph for him. My favorite actress is Katrina Kaif and I would love to choreograph for her. “
In the same conversation, Sanket narrated the names of his favorite Indian dance reality show judges. He said he is a big fan of Master Mudassar and Mini Ma. He said,
I have been a fan of Mudassar Masters from the beginning but I am so happy to have been mentored by all three, my favorite judge is my Mini Ma, she perfected me in dance and brought me to where I am today. I just love her and I’m so happy to have her as my mentor. “
- Sanket Gaonkar is a compassionate animal lover. He has two pet dogs, and he often posts photos of his pets on his social media accounts.
Sanket Gaonkar poses with his pet dog
- Some dance studios often invite Sanket Gaonkar as their guest. At these workshops, he teaches modified and articulated dance moves to attendees.
Sanket Gaonkar on dance workshop invitation poster 2019
- Sanket Gaonkar frequently participates in international dance reality shows.
Screenshot of a contestant (Sanket in the middle) from a dance show held in Indonesia in 2019 posted by Sanket on Instagram
- In an interview with media reporters, Sanket Gaonkar said that he is a fitness enthusiast and does yoga and physical exercises every day to stay healthy. He further added that he is not on a diet. He said,
I do stretches and yoga to improve my flexibility. I don’t diet or go to the gym. “
- Sanket Gaonkar is a fitness fanatic. He does yoga and physical exercises regularly to keep himself fit. He said in an interview with media reporters,
I do stretches and yoga to improve my flexibility. I don’t diet or go to the gym. “
- Sanket Gaonkar’s dance video while participating in an Indian dance reality show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVpJ19w7Id8
- Sanket Gaonkar was a volleyball champion in college. It is understood that he is a national-level volleyball player. In his free time, he enjoys swimming and traveling to different places.
- Sanket’s father is a cancer patient. Sanket revealed his financial status on the sets of the dance reality show India’s Best Dancer Season 2 in 2021. He said his family needed money. The show’s producers provided a special sofa for his father to watch Sankeet’s performance in comfort.
- In October 2021, at the grand premiere of India’s Best Dancer, Sankat performed on the ice with choreographer Anuradha. This performance surprised the judges. After the performance, he said on stage:
It was a grand premiere and I felt the occasion called for something memorable and noteworthy. So I decided to take the plunge and go all out and get ready to perform on the ice. With the help of my choreographer Anuradha, I was able to do justice to my act and win the hearts of the judges! Humbled by all the love they have shown me so far. This is just the beginning. For me, there is still a lot of things waiting for me. “
Sanket performs dance on ice skateboard in India’s Best Dancer 2021 reality show
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Source: HIS Education