I remember going to an elegant champagne and dessert party one evening when I was living in Miami. I hadn’t had dinner. It was an incredible spread of desserts including the most beautiful cakes, tarts, combinations of chocolate and fruit, and even mille feuille. After my 3rd bite of dessert, I found myself sneaking back into the hostess’s kitchen, peeking More →
Doctors, dentists, and nutritionists have been warning us of the adverse effects of sugar for a while now. Too much sugar causes obesity (it is calorie dense), dental problems, mood swings and fluctuations in energy levels. It is also thought to be responsible for causing liver disease which is linked to insulin resistance, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. More →
I love Indian masala tea. I prefer my masala to be sweetly perfumed and warm, heavy on the cardamom, very light on the cinnamon, fennel seed and ginger, and preferably no cloves. Certainly no black pepper! Chai means tea in Hindi, not necessarily masala tea, even the tea leaves are referred to as ‘chai ki patti’. Initially I found it More →
In my recently published cookbook, Cook to Jhoom!, there are a mere three recipes in the ‘Sweet’ section. It has been challenging to come up with a varied selection of healthy and tasty Indian or Indian inspired sweets. Indian sweets are famous for being milky, creamy and very very sweet, almost always scented with cardamom, sometimes with saffron and garnished More →
In August we received a very exciting phone call from Debenhams HQ. They wanted to partner with Just Jhoom! to run Just Jhoom! demos and performances in as many stores as possible across the UK to raise money and awareness of their Think Pink Campaign. The idea was that staff across all the stores and head office had to dance More →
Just Jhoom! is one of the most versatile dance-fitness programmes in the industry today. Training with us allows you to run Just Jhoom! classes in fitness venues, village halls, school halls and church rooms. Basically anywhere that there is space, a large, clean wooden floor and a group of people who want to Jhoom! You can tailor your classes depending More →
The Rt Hon David Cameron MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA 13 August 2012 Dear Mr. Cameron We would like to introduce ourselves – we are Just Jhoom! (Just Dance!) the only accredited Bollywood dance-fitness company based in the UK. Our business is about getting people happy, healthy and fit through our classes in sports centres, schools, More →
These are the songs that Just Jhoom! Instructors Shalini and Lindsay have been teaching in Surrey for the last 3 months…. Section Song Film You tube link Warm-up 1 Jhoom Jhoom Baraber Jhoom (2007) http://youtu.be/hmGS4I0XNj4 Pulse Raisers Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Mere Sang Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) New York(2009) http://youtu.be/WOPkZVo75BQ http://youtu.be/Lby5imWVHa8 Routine 1 Dhunki Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) More →