Hip hop + Bollywood moves = big crowds

Drawn to the lavish dance numbers in films from India, or just bored with their gym workouts, people are flocking to Bollywood-style dance classes that mix traditional Indian folk dances with hip-hop moves. And the US exercise industry is taking notice.

Long enjoyed by young people of Indian descent, and common in big cities on the coasts, Bollywood-style classes are popping up in regions of the country where Indian cinema is new and there aren't as many people of Indian descent.

Fans of Bollywood - an informal term for Hindi-language films - want formal instruction in the style marked by foot-stomping dance numbers that put folk moves and hip swings to pop beats.