Sanket Gaonkar is an Indian dancer. She is the winner of various dance reality shows including Dance India Dance, Dance Plus, and Dhee Jodi. In October 2021, she participated as a contestant in an Indian dance reality show named India’s Best Dancer Season 2. Her dance genre is Hip-Hop and Contemporary.
Wiki/Biography
Sanket Gaonkar was born on Saturday, 16 May 1998 (age 23 years; in 2021) in Ankola, Karnataka. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 5″
Weight (approx): 50 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Shahadev Gaonkar, and his mother’s name is Surekha Gaonkar. His brother’s name is Suraj Gaonkar.
Sanket Gaonkar with his parents and brother
Relationships/Affairs
He is in a relationship with Anjali Chauhan. Anjali is a dancer.
Sanket Gaonkar with his girlfriend Anjali Chauhan
Career
Sanket Gaonkar participated and won the India Dance reality show in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Sanket posing for a picture after winning the Indian dance reality show titled Dance India Dance in 2019
In 2017, she won the reality show ‘Stars Of Karnataka’. In 2019, she won a Telugu dance reality show titled Dhee Jodi. In 2021, he is the winner of Dance Plus Telugu dance reality show.
Sanket Gaonkar poses with the Dance Plus trophy
An Indian Telugu language comedy television program named “Juara” produced by ETV Mallemala Entertainments is often judged by Sanket Gaonkar.
Favourite
Bicycle Collection
Sanket Gaonkar owns a Royal Enfield bike.
Sanket Gaonkar poses with a Royal Enfield
Car Collection
Sanket Gaonkar owns a BMW car.
Sanket Gaonkar with his BMW
Facts/Trivia
- Sanket Gaonkar regularly updates his dance videos on his social media accounts like Instagram and Facebook. More than 427k people follow him on Instagram. He keeps his followers entertained by posting videos of his articulated dance moves.
- Sanket Gaonkar admires Indian actors Salman Khan and Tiger Shroff. In a conversation with a media reporter, he shared that he would like to choreograph Bollywood songs for Salman Khan and Tiger Shroff in the future. He narrated,
I will be shifting base to Mumbai soon. I plan to take up professional choreography. My dream is to make Salman Khan dance on my steps. I am also a big fan of Tiger Shroff. His flexibility is like mine. He focuses on core strength. On the show, I saw so many Bollywood stars. Those were moments of disbelief.”
Following the same conversation, he added, his mother was very supportive of choosing dance as a career for him while his father was strict in his studies. She went on to say that she did not learn the dance style from any teacher, and she practiced her dance skills through YouTube tutorials and television shows. She practiced this dance move for six consecutive years before joining the reality show. He said,
I worked hard to come to this show for six years. I used to watch all the seasons and learned to dance from it. This is a huge platform and I can’t tell you how happy I am. Everything I learned was from TV and online tutorials. My father was very supportive but my mother always told me to study. However, watching me practice, he also nurtured the dream of seeing me on TV in a big platform.”
- Murgaon Nagnik Shigmotsav Samiti organizes an event titled ‘Kalasangam’ at Vasco Da Gama in Goa every year. The event is often judged by Sanket Gaonkar. Another Goa event called ‘Showcase’ which is popularly called ‘Step Out of the Ordinary’ in south India organized to find junior and senior dancing talent was attended by Sanket Gaonkar in 2018.
- A charity workshop founded by Sanket Gaonkar with his friend Piyush Gurbhele soon after winning the title of three seasons of the Indian dance reality show Dance India Dance. The organization is named as ‘Sankush Dance Workshop’ which trains budding dancers and poor children who aspire to become dancers.
- Sanket Gaonkar also goes by the name ‘Ankola ka Wowkar’ in Karnataka as he belongs to Ankola town in Karnataka. Her fans named her Ankola ka Wowkar after she won several dance reality show titles, and she regularly gives dance performances at Ankola Utsav, a local festival in Karnataka.
- According to Sanket Gaonkar, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are his idols in Bollywood. In a conversation with a media house, 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 to choreograph for is Katrina Kaif.”
In the same conversation, Sanket shared the names of his favorite judges of Indian dance reality shows. He said, he is a big fan of Master Mudassar and Mini Ma. He stated,
I have always been a fan of Master Mudassar since the beginning but I am happy to have been mentored by all three masters and my favorite judge is my Mini Ma who has perfected me in dance and brought me to where I am now. I just love him and I’m glad to have him as my mentor.”
- Sanket Gaonkar is a compassionate animal lover. She has two pet dogs, and she often posts pictures of her pets on her social media accounts.
Sanket Gaonkar poses with his pet dog
- Some dance workshops often invite Sanket Gaonkar as their guest. In this workshop, he teaches his modified and articulated dance moves to the audience.
Sanket Gaonkar on dance workshop invitation poster in 2019
- Sanket Gaonkar often participates in international dance reality shows.
Picture of the participants (Sanket in the Middle) of the dance show organized in Indonesia in 2019 on Instagram by Sanket
- In a conversation with a media reporter, Sanket Gaonkar said that he is a fitness enthusiast and does yoga and physical exercise every day to keep his body fit. He added, he is not on a diet. He stated,
I do stretching exercises and yoga to improve my flexibility. I don’t diet and I don’t go to the gym.”
- Sanket Gaonkar is a fitness enthusiast. He does yoga and physical exercise regularly to maintain his fitness and physical health. In an interview with a media reporter, he said,
I do stretching exercises and yoga to improve my flexibility. I don’t diet and I don’t 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 his college days. Reportedly, he is a state-level volleyball player. In her spare time, she likes to swim and travel to different locations.
- Sanket’s father is a cancer patient. Sanket revealed his financial situation on the sets of the dance reality show titled Best Dancer India Season 2 in 2021. He said that his family needs money. The producers of the show prepared a special sofa for his father so that he could watch Sanket’s performance in comfort.
- In October 2021, at the grand premiere of India’s Best Dancer, Sanket performed on ice with her choreographer Anuradha. This performance surprised the judges. After the show, he said on stage,
It was a big premiere and I felt that the occasion needed something memorable and noteworthy. So, I decided to take the plunge and give it my all as I prepared for a stunt on the ice slab. With the help of my choreographer Anuradha, I was able to do justice to my act and win the hearts of the judges! Humbled for all the love they have shown me so far. This is just the beginning. There is much more in store for me.”
Sanket while performing a dance performance on a sheet of ice on the reality show India’s best Dancer in 2021
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
