wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources doonya news newspapers books scholar jstor free images march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message doonya founders priya pandya kajal desai headquarters new york city washington dc united states website www.doonya.com doonya is a dance fitness movement that blends eastern and western approaches to wellness . 1 contents 1 background 2 history 3 the program 4 flagship new york city fitness center 5 team 6 references 7 external links background edit doonya which means world in hindi urdu and arabic uses the art and drama of bollywood music and dance along with the science of fitness and exercise to create the doonya workout program . 2 3 the workout can be done through its classes fitness party events and or its at home series available on itunes amazon xbox and on dvd . participants can train to become doonya ambassadors and trainers and are given tools to spread doonya to their local communities . 4 the company has been featured or mentioned in publications and media including the oprah winfrey show live with kelly & michael 5 today show dr. oz 6 cbs early show fitness 7 elle 8 prevention 9 glamour health 10 new york times 11 washington post washingtonian 12 self 13 and parade . 14 history edit the creators of the program priya pandya and kajal desai both grew up in the united states to indian immigrant parents . they started doonya in washington dc as a way to bring a bi cultural approach to the dance and fitness worlds and began teaching the program in the virginia maryland and dc area . in 2009 when doonya was invited to perform on the oprah winfrey show priya launched doonya in new york city and the company developed its signature workout program a 55 minute high intensity cardio and conditioning class . in 2013 doonya released its at home workout series while in 2014 doonya served as global fitness ambassadors for reebok international created a fitness series for weight watchers as well as a 14 episode tv series for zee television north america called doonya the bollywood workout . the program edit doonya choreography incorporates four key dance styles . pop bhangra a modernized version of bhangra village celebration incorporates garba rajasthani and other folk styles of dance classical conditioning indian classical dance styles such as bharatanatyam and kathak bollypop south asian styles with other world styles of dance flagship new york city fitness center edit in september 2014 doonya opened the doonya fitness center flatiron nyc its flagship fitness center at 1158 broadway in new york city . 15 the flagship also hosts a d60 structured fitness goals based community challenge three times a year . doonya fitness center events and parties also offer nutrition mental wellness and community building activities for a holistic approach to the doonya philosophy . team edit priya pandya is ceo of the company and kajal desai heads product development as resident chief choreographer in houston texas . there are doonya trainers and ambassadors in nyc houston washington dc los angeles san francisco mumbai and delhi . 16 17 18 references edit doonya brings bollywood dance to the gym saffluence . retrieved 2015 3 22 . doonya is an intensive new workout regimen inspired by the dance moves of bollywood movies ny daily news . retrieved 2015 3 22 . break a sweat with doonya s bollywood workout classes india.com . retrieved 2015 3 22 . doonya review la splash . retrieved 2015 3 22 . doonya bollywood dance live with kelly and michael . retrieved 2015 3 22 . bollywood workout dr. oz . retrieved 2015 3 22 . we tried it doonya fitness party fitness . retrieved 2015 3 22 . how guess girl priyanka chopra stays in shape elle . retrieved 2015 3 22 . sweat it or skip it doonya the bollywood dance workout prevention . retrieved 2015 3 22 . 5 hottest fitness trends of 2013 so far health . retrieved 2015 3 22 . bend it like bollywood new york times . retrieved 2015 3 22 . doonyafit is taking over dance fitness classes washingtonian . retrieved 2015 3 22 . a bollywood inspired ab move to add to your routine self . retrieved 2015 3 22 . doonya parade . retrieved 2015 3 22 . classes at doonya s new manhattan studio are already packed well and good . retrieved 2015 3 22 . doonya know cardio like this dc life magazine . retrieved 2015 3 22 . doonya body good the d.c. born bollywood style dance class takes off washington post . retrieved 2015 3 22 . strive for things beyond your reach glamour . retrieved 2015 3 22 . external links edit doonya official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title doonya & oldid 682883831 categories companies established in 2010hidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from march 2015all articles with topics of unclear notabilitywikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from september 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a 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