Lillian Mendes

Background

About Lillian Mendes

What started off as simply a hobby for Lillian Mendes, quickly grew into a burning passion. She began dancing and performing from the tender age of 15. Since then, she’s gone on to become a well recognized name and face in the dance industry. From choreographing advertisements for brands as huge as Dominoes, Volini and Vasmol, to choreographing and performing on the popular dance show “Boogie Woogie”, to teaching Salsa professionally to contestants on Saroj Khan’s dance show “Nach Le ve”, Lillian has done it all. She’s also been the official choreographer to Mohinder Amarnath on Season 3 of Jhalak Dikh Laja, and to Sudeep and Anantika on Season 4 of Nach Balliye and recently performed on JUST DANCE with the finalist Surjit. From stage to screen, Lillian has turned dance into inspired and unique works of passion and beauty. She has rendered her unique style and vision of the craft, which is sought after by other innovators, from celebrities and recording artists to dance companies and educational institutions. Lillian has also worked on several projects with renowned choreographer Longi of Slum Dog Millionaire fame. She has conducted workshops in dance for corporates such as Intelenet and British Gas, Standard Chartered, Globeop, among others. Having over 12 years of dance and stage experience, Lillian currently owns and operates the dance school “Dance Planet”, which specializes in the dance styles of Salsa and Bollywood and also recently is certified for teaching ballroom and latin dances from the Joy of Dance Teachers Training College in Canada.