Ketul, who is in his second year of studying for his BA in Drama & Performance Studies at LSBU, is performing as part of Bolly-Flex - a 12-strong dance group whose unique style is described as 'variety Bollywood'.
Ketul says: "So many people think Bollywood dancing is just all about the 'light bulb' and 'patting the dog' style of movements, but we want to show how intricate and powerful this genre is.
"In our fusion style, East meets West, as Bolly-Flex blends Bollywood, contemporary, street, and salsa."
Bolly-Flex's first performance was met with rapturous applause from the Got to Dance judges, including Ashley Banjo (leader and choreographer of Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity), who said: "When people come up to me and say Ashley as a judge what do you look for? I am just going to turn to them and say to search for Bolly-Flex, watch it and do that!"
Now Ketul wants everyone to vote for Bolly-Flex on Sunday 20 February to ensure they get a place in the finals.
Ketul says: "Our next performance will be high energy and high impact, so I hope everyone in the local community will get behind us. If we win we'll be donating £100,000 of the prize money to the Red Cross, a charity which our choreographer is very passionate about."
Gill Foster, Senior Lecturer in Drama & Performance Studies at LSBU, said: "We're so proud of Ketul's success in the competition so far. He is a major new talent.
"Everyone in the University will be supporting him, and we hope all South Londoners will tune in and vote for him too."
Bolly-Flex is a group of 19-24 year olds drawn from across the UK, hand-picked by London choreographer Naz Choudhury, who runs Flex FX - a dance project which helps to find platforms for young inspiring artists.
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