DANCER HYPED TO LAUNCH NEW KIDS SHOW

THE mind behind Indian dance spectacular Meera has finally revealed her next project since returning from the show’s hit New Zealand run.

Gold Coast dancer and medical sonographer Aarti Bajaj will now launch children’s show Hyped!!, an interactive game show program she intends to take to primary schools.

The production will feature performers from Ms Bajaj’s Wild Dreamer Productions and attempts to tackle issues facing young children. The mother-of-two said she was inspired by her own children to put the show together.

“When they go out in the wider world, I see the little problems and issues they face that could become bigger,” she said.

“If we really want to send some amazing kids out there into the world we really have to give them the right tools, and the best way to teach is through fun and education.

“I’ve collaborated with four beautiful creators. We’re done with the script and we’ll be launching it on September 12.”

She partnered with Gold Coast writers and seasoned children’s entertainers Barbara Prestia, Chantal Bryan and Toni Melrose, as well as registered psychologist Monica Pema.

“Way back when (Chantal, Toni and I) were working together as children’s entertainers at Dreamworld, so we’ve probably got about 40 years’ experience between us,” Ms Prestia said.

“What’s really exciting about the format we’ve used is it’s interchangeable, we’re inventing games and the school can choose which they want, they can pretty much design the show.”

The reveal comes as the India Australia Business & Community Awards named Ms Bajaj as a Business Leader or Professional of the Year finalists.

She said the recognition has reminded her just why she’s committed to her craft.

“When I was 18 it was the first time I travelled from India to Canada, and nobody could pronounce my name properly,” she said.

“When I came home I told my dad, and the thing he told me is, ‘Keep doing your work, and make your work so amazing that people take effort to ask you how your name is pronounced’. I keep thinking about that, and the example he set. There’s some reason to everything we do, there has to be.”

IF WE REALLY WANT TO SEND SOME AMAZING KIDS OUT THERE INTO THE WORLD WE REALLY HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TOOLS